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The Occupy Prophecy

by Rev. Michael Ellick
April 21, 2013

Last weekend I was in Washington D.C. leading organizing workshops for members of the World Student Christian Federation. These were largely college and seminary students, and what was remarkable to me was how many of them self-described as, “more spiritual than religious.

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Never call a Rescue Dog a Rescue Dog

by Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
April 14, 2013

The text today is not really about dogs although dogs are mentioned. It is actually a story about a woman asserting herself. She wants healing, she is denied it. She goes the second step, saying that even dogs get the crumbs from the master’s table.

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The Modernity of Tradition

by Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
April 07, 2013

You are to stand at the crossroads and look for the ancient paths. Message: stay on the path. You are also warned about hidden things not known to you, which you could not know before you were there. Message: blaze a trail.

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The Invisible Kingdom

by Rev. Michael Ellick
March 31, 2013

Today, before we talk about Easter, I’d like to digress and talk about the country of Tibet (sometimes it’s good to look at familiar things from an outsider’s perspective, and Tibetan culture is about as far outside ours as you can possibly go).

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