January 21, 2008 by RW- Sermons

Follow the Lamb

Jesus is called “the lamb of God” and he calls disciples to follow. For us as the church to follow the way of the lamb is to be a gentle, compassionate, and world-mending presence in the face of growing kinds of brutality such as bullying in homes, schools, work-places, and

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December 31, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Mary, Blessed Among Women

A summary of the series on Mary, pointing to the picture of the divine mother as a corrective to balance our view of the sacred and of the whole of life.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio

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December 24, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Mary, the Blessed Virgin

The distortions about idealizing virginity are cleared away to reveal a truly prophetic power in the “Blessed Mother” of Christ—a birth that marks the transformation of the world.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio

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December 17, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows

When we clear away the distorting glorification of suffering, we find in Mary a guide to a healthy way to regard sorrow as a part life, and indeed, a part of our joy.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen, or download mp3 audio

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November 26, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Post-modern Providence

Exile Wisdom, Part 7In a moment when no hope appears from within history, Jeremiah directs the peoples’ attention, not away from history, but toward that which is beyond history, acting within history.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen or download mp3 audio

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November 19, 2007 by RW- Sermons

New Love

Exile Wisdom, Part 6Looking to a time of restoration following the exile, Jeremiah speaks of God entering into a new kind of relationship with the world, a “new covenant”—a new love.View, print or download pdf transcriptListen or download mp3 audio

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October 29, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Believers in Exile

Exile Wisdom, Part 5Jeremiah encourage the people to find a way to live well during their time of exile, trusting that God is still with them; and these are words of wisdom for us as we live through our many kinds of exile.View, print or download pdf transcript

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October 21, 2007 by RW- Sermons

Investment

Exile Wisdom, Part 4When Jeremiah invested in property that was about to be lost, he showed the people a way to locate their hope far beyond what they could see.View, print or download pdf transcript

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