Scripture Acts 2:1-21
On Pentecost Sunday Rev Daniel looks at the first Pentecost and sees a call to the church of today to practice a faith that transcends borders.
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Ascension: I’ve Been to the Mountain
Sunday, June 1st, 2014
On Ascension Sunday, Rev. Daniel journeys from paths diverging in the Maine woods, to climbing the Mount of Olives, and along the way considers facts, faith, and what it means to be the church of the Ascension.
Scripture: Acts 1:1-11
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John Calvin’s Unknown God
Sunday, May 25th, 2014
Rev. Daniel discusses Paul’s visit to Athens (Acts 17:16), delving into the ways that Christianity has been shaped, and continues to be shaped, by a wide range of traditions and beliefs.
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You’re Going to Preach on What?
Sunday, May 18th, 2014
Rev. Ben Daniel tackles John 14:1, addressing the thorny question of Jesus’ meaning in saying he was the pathway to God. What does this say to us, and to people of other faith traditions?
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Room for Doubt, Room for Me
Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Rev. Ben Daniel addresses the issue of doubt, discussing the ways that it can keep us humbler and gentler, and how listening to doubts can take your spiritual life in unexpectedly wondrous directions.
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Slow To Believe
Sunday, May 4th, 2014
Talitha Phillips, our Coordinator for Children, Youth, and Family Life, here discusses the story of the road to Emmaus: what it tells us about the limits of explanation, and of how relationship is the best way to open our hearts to God and to the needs of others.
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Creation as Sacred Text
Sunday, April 27th, 2014
On Earth Day Sunday Rev. Ben Daniel reflects on how God is revealed in the world around us.
Scripture: Psalm 19
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Prophecy to the Bones
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
In his Easter Sunday message Rev. Ben Daniel talks about the church, the Resurrection, and the challenge to the Easter People to allow the spirit of resurrection to speak in us.
Old Testament Reading- Ezekiel 37: 1-14 New Testament Reading- Matthew 28: 1-10Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Palm Sunday as Street Theater
Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Rev. Ben Daniel contrasts Jesus’ entry in to Jerusalem with that of a Roman ruler and the implications for our lives today.
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Incarnational Empathy
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Reflecting upon Jesus’ tears at the death of Lazarus, Rev. Ben Daniel asserts that we should lead “not with our words, but with our tears” and take action rooted in empathy.
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