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Happy Are Those Who Live in the House of God Rev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontAugust 1, 2021 Tenth Sunday after Pentecostfrom Psalm 84; from Isaiah 11:1-9; Matthew 5:3-9 You can read or download the scriptures here: 8-1-21…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Grief, Hope, Inner Peace, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Light, Loss, Peace, Prayer, Promised Land, Rest, Struggle, Transition, Vision, Wilderness
Heroes and Good Shepherds: “I Will Not Cease from Mental Fight”Rev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontJuly 18, 2021 Eighth Sunday after PentecostJeremiah 23:1-6; Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56 You can read or download the scriptures here: 7-18-21 Service Readings…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Courage, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Humility, Journey of the Universe, Prayer, Struggle, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Transition, Vision
A New CreationRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontJune 13, 2021 Third Sunday after PentecostPsalm 130:1-2, 5-7; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 5:6a, 7, 16-17; Mark 3:20-35 You can read or download the scriptures here: 6-13-21 Service Readings You can watch…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, Beloved Community, Calling, Faith, Following the Way, Grief, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Loss, Oneness, Resilience, Resurrection, Struggle, The Church, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Love Groups vs. Hate Groups, Part IIRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontMay 9, 2021 Sixth Sunday of EasterSelected verses from Psalm 22:26-31, John 15:11-13; Luke 10:25-37 You can read or download the scriptures here: 5-9-21 Service Readings You…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Justice, Nonviolence, Oneness, Resurrection, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
Love Groups vs. Hate Groups, Part IRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontMay 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of EasterSelected verses from Psalm 22:26-31, 1 John 4:7-21 and John 15:1-7 You can read or download the scriptures here: 5-2-21 Service…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Justice, Nonviolence, Oneness, Resurrection, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
Good ShepherdingRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontApril 25, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd and Earth Day SundayLuke 15:4-6; John 10:11-16; 1 John 3:16-17, 24 You can read or download the scriptures here: 4-25-21 Service Readings You…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Following the Way, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Justice, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
Remember That You Are DustRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontFebruary 17, 2021 Ash WednesdayPsalm 27, Genesis Chapters 1-3, Luke 13:31-35 This reflection begins with a hymn, “Lent Insists That We Remember,” with voice and piano by Annemieke McLane. …
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision, On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Death and Dying, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Justice, Light, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
O God, You Speak and Summon the EarthRev. Thomas Cary KinderUnited Church of Strafford, VermontFebruary 14, 2021 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany and Transfiguration SundayA Reading from Psalms 50, 104, 36 & 139 and II Corinthians 4; Mark 9:2-9 [You can…
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision, On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Death and Dying, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Justice, Light, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
Which would feel better to you: to be anxious, tense, fretting, enslaved to obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior, despairing…or as calm as you can be under the circumstances, resting in quiet trust, finding a place of inner peace even in…
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Category: Advent Resources, Church News, Contemplative Training, Fulfilling Our Vision, Pastoral Letters
Tags: Action, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Inner Peace, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Oneness, Prayer, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
The Spirit Intercedes: If God Is For Us, Who Is Against Us? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont July 26, 2020 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46 [You can watch a video recording of…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Beloved Community, Calling, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Metanoia, Oneness, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision