Devilish Intents
So why does Jesus blame Satan for a crippled woman's bad back? How might it be helpful to first be able to see "good versus evil" before...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 22, 2019
- 4 min
Intention
It is good to be together for worship in the parish hall of our church! We haven’t done so in awhile and it is good to be in this sacred...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jun 24, 2019
- 5 min
Running Scared
So here we are. Ordinary time. Although there is nothing ordinary about that gospel! “My name is Legion.” We don’t get that very often....
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- May 22, 2019
- 5 min
Seeing What Matters
Jesus said – I give you a new commandment – love one another as I have loved you. But this isn’t new is it? The prophets have told us...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- May 7, 2019
- 5 min
Christ in You
There certainly is a lot of scripture this morning. Two incredible stories of very different men discovering who they really are – well...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Apr 23, 2019
- 5 min
Butterflies and Beginnings
On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee came to the tomb, taking the spices that they...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jan 7, 2019
- 4 min
Outsiders and Disruptions
Arise. Shine. For your light has come. Happy New Year – 1st Sunday worship of 2019 – Feast of the Epiphany. Celebration not of light...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Dec 10, 2018
- 5 min
Prayer Prepares
Yesterday I joined with about 200 or more people in a joyful worship experience down in Alexandria. Do you know what makes for a joyful...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Nov 26, 2018
- 7 min
We Are the Kingdom
"Once a great order, as a result of waves of anti-monastic persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the rise of...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Oct 29, 2018
- 4 min
Take Heart!
“Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart;...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Sep 17, 2018
- 5 min
Give Voice to Your Humanity
What is it you want to hear in a sermon? There are probably as many answers to that question as there are people in the room. Maybe a...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jul 8, 2018
- 6 min
God's Good Enough Grace
“For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength” (1 Cor 1:25) In the earlier letter...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jun 19, 2018
- 5 min
The Weeds at Work in God's Garden
Have any of you done any weeding lately? I was doing some this week. I am not a master gardener – I’m not even sure I would refer to...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- May 7, 2018
- 7 min
Abide
View from La Verna near Assisi, Italy Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love." -...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Jan 8, 2018
- 5 min
In Praise of Wonder
Can you remember the last time you gazed at something – or someone – in wonder? When was the last time you enjoyed that suspended feeling...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Dec 18, 2017
- 6 min
Give Your Witness
Perhaps the most interesting thing about John the Baptist in the Gospel of John (different John) is that he doesn’t actually baptize...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice
- Oct 23, 2017
- 6 min
What is Your Starting Place?
Why do we read the gospel from the center aisle? When you throw a pebble in a pond what happens? Kerplunk – and then circles –...
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The Rev. Arianne Rice Weeks
- Apr 18, 2017
- 5 min
Resurrection - So What?
In the name of the One who rose victorious from death so that we might know everlasting life – the Son of God – Jesus Christ – Amen. Rose...
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