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THE LADDER OF HUMILITY by Kathryn Rickert
THE LADDER OF HUMILITY 9/12/23 The ladder of humility is not pretty, or even sturdy enough to hold up leaning up against a wall or anything else The ladder of humility lies on its side, in pieces, in a field … Continue reading
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Connection?
TO CONNECT < Latin connectĕre (in classical period, cōnectĕre ) to tie, fasten, join together, < con- together + nectĕre to bind, tie, fasten. Compare modern French connecter (not in Cotgrave 1611). The earlier equivalent was French connexer , English connex n. OED TO BIND TOGETHER What does it mean now, in 2023, to … Continue reading
What is the New thing God is doing Now?
SERMON APRIL 3, 2022, St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Episcopal Church, Langley WA Kathryn Rickert Anja Rožen, a 13-year-old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from … Continue reading
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How Does Love Behave?
Sunday Scriptures, Epiphany 4C January 30th, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 (A Study guide based on the Revised Common Lectionary) For Reflection: It is striking how much our current situation contributes to what we hear/ don’t hear, in … Continue reading
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How was Your Covid? Strategic Intimate Conversations
Sermon – Sunday Scriptures Proper 25 B October 24th St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Freeland, WA Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126 • Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 Over the past few weeks, in the readings from both the Gospel of Mark and the OT, I’ve noticed … Continue reading
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Praying our Disappointments – Lament
Lament is talking back to God from out of our distress and intimate trust that God is willing to hear us at our worst yet stay with us through all things. While it might seem particularly appropriate for Lent, the … Continue reading
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Breathe, Lament, Repent, Covenant
A Sermon — Pentecost, May 23, 2021 The Giving of the Holy Spirit & Using Covenant to Root Out Racism Breath + Lament + Repent + Covenant If we had one of those reader boards where they put up the … Continue reading
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What Easter Means to me, 2021
There is a rather long list of qualifications that belong here: I know that anything I say is incomplete, not enough… falls short, is not all there is etc. And that probably more than one person in our group will … Continue reading
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A Lament for Today Feb 13, 2021
for Harley “I find the difference between Black and White Evangelicals to be interesting. White Evangelicals tend to think in catastrophic terms when they think about Biden. Less so for Black Evangelicals. Indeed, the White-Black differences stand out in many ways. I … Continue reading
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Advent 3B Prayers
OPENING PRAYER: Hymn #69 Carol Christopher Drake, (b. 1933), alt. 1. What is the crying at Jordan? Who hears, O God, the prophecy? Dark is the season, dark our hearts and shut to mystery. 2. Who then shall stir in … Continue reading
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