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Sermon from May 27, 2018
What Are Human Beings? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 27, 2018 First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday Psalm 8; Romans 8:1-17 The 8th Psalm asks God, “What are human beings that you are mindful of…
Read MoreSermon from May 6, 2018
Chosen and Appointed Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter Psalm 98; Acts 10:44-48; John 15:9-17 Pentecost is just two weeks away, when we will hear the story of the first…
Read MoreSermon from April 29, 2018
A Freedom Movement Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter I John 4; John 15:1-8 The passage we just heard in the Gospel of John is like so many others…
Read MoreSermon from April 22, 2018, Earth Day and Good Shepherd Sunday
What We Will Be Has Not Yet Been Revealed Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 22, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter Earth Day and Good Shepherd Sunday Psalm 23; I John 3:1-3, 14-19a; John 10:1-16 The…
Read MoreSermon from April 8, 2018
Through the Locked Door Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 8, 2018 Second Sunday of Easter Psalm 133; Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 The room was crowded and hot. The windows were shuttered, the door bolted. Oil…
Read MoreSermon from March 25, 2018, Palm/Passion Sunday
The Way of Suffering Love Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 25, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Lent, Palm/Passion Sunday Mark 11:1-11; 14:1-15:47 A theater professor said, “Everyone has something they struggle with…. The more we share…
Read MoreSermon from March 18, 2018
A Troubled Spirit Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 51:1-17; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33 Two views of the universe have competed in Christian tradition. One view is that God…
Read MoreSermon from March 4, 2018
God’s Foolishness and God’s Weakness Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 4, 2018 Third Sunday in Lent I Corinthians 1:18-25; Mark 11:15-19 A student stood up at Thetford Academy recently to speak about school shootings. …
Read MoreSermon from February 25, 2018
Setting Our Mind on Divine Things Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 25, 2018 Second Sunday in Lent Psalm 22; Jeremiah 29; Mark 8:31-36; John 14:1-6, 10-12 Peter was upset at what Jesus said, and who…
Read MoreThis Church in This Town in This Time: a Pastoral Letter
I think about Bill Coffin often, of course, as pastors of this church will do for a long time to come. One of my favorite stories about him is from his Yale chaplaincy days. He would ask young atheists to…
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