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Choose to Add Flavor

September 26, 2021 by ReverendAmanda

When I was 10 years old, I began experimenting with baking and trying my hand at cooking. I was not experienced and certainly didn’t always have common sense to question my reading of the recipes I followed. The first thing I ever baked on my own was banana bread. I used my mother’s hand-written recipe … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Acceptance, actions, Care, Community, compassion, empathy, Faith, God, identity, inspiration, Jesus, Love, Mark, New Testament, Peace

Christian Spiritual Practices: Devotion

September 22, 2019 by ReverendAmanda

This week we look at the idea of devotional time. For many people devotional time congers up very specific practices like daily prayer time or those little books I have out for people at the holiday times. But devotional time is not that specific. It is anything that we do that shows our commitment to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Christ, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, Peace, Psalms, Strength, Trust

Grant Us New Sight

October 28, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

Today is Reformation Sunday. This is an important day for Protestants around the world because this is where our religious sects originate from. But for many of us we have little concept of the radical ideas that went behind such a movement and the courage of many believers and clergymen to stand up to the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Care, Change, Christ, Faith, God, Healing, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Faith, New Testament, Promise, Reformation, Vision, Wholeness

Cleaning the Clutter

October 14, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

My husband’s grandmother was an orthodox Jew and every year right before the celebration of Passover it was her custom to do a thorough cleaning of their house. They had to change out all the dishes, reline all the cabinets, throw away or give away all of the food in their home in preparation for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Change, Christ, God, Hope, Jesus, Mark, New Testament

Godly Relationships

October 7, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

When I was in high school and college, I was known for never really being happy in my relationships. My brothers used to tease me that I hurt all the young men I dated. And you know, they were right. I frequently would grow bored with my relationships and then move on. When I met … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Care, Children, Christ, Community, compassion, Faith, Forgiveness, Genesis, God, Happiness, Jesus, Life, Love, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, relationships

Take Nothing with You: Living into Your Faith

July 8, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

I have always been fascinated with what Jesus was asking of his disciples in these passages. He was asking them to travel around Galilee sharing his very controversial message openly to all who would listen and to bring nothing with them for the journey. They were not to bring water, food, a change of clothing, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 2 Samuel, actions, Care, Christ, Community, compassion, Faith, God, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, Patriotism, Trust

“Do Not Fear Only Believe” – Christ

July 1, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

On the surface you may be asking why these two stories are intertwined and what the meaning of these stories is. But the story of the daughter of Jairus and the bleeding woman are about what it takes to have faith. In life, it is hard to not become cynical about the world around us. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: Christ, Faith, God, Healing, Hope, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, Promise, Psalms, Strength, Trust

God: Our Inspiration, Our Strength, and Confidence in Life

June 24, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

Have you ever felt as if your courage and strength may not hold up to some of the challenges of life? Sometimes we get frustrated with life and things seem too hard to be done. I remember the first sermon I ever preached. I was 18 years old. I was petrified of preaching. I was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 1 Samuel, actions, Christ, David and Goliath, Faith, God, identity, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, Strength, Trust

Be Careful What You Wish For: Prayer is not about Wishing

June 10, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

When I was a child, I really wanted to get the toy in the Fruity Pebble’s box. It was a silly little ink stamp in the shape of a dinosaur. So I very publicly announced “Dibs” on the stamp, which with my brothers had always been their way of laying claim to something they want. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: 1 Samuel, Christ, Faith, God, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, prayer, Strength, Wishes

What Does it Mean to Rest: the Importance of Sabbath Rest

June 3, 2018 by ReverendAmanda

As Christians, we very rarely speak of the importance of Sabbath rest and what it really means. And I have spent the past week reflecting upon how other peoples honor Sabbath rest. My father-in-law’s family, who range from conservation to orthodox Jews, takes very seriously the notion of Sabbath. On the Sabbath my husband’s uncles … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons Tagged: actions, Care, compassion, Faith, Genesis, God, inspiration, Jesus, Mark, New Testament, Old Testament, Peace, rest, Sabbath, spiritual practice
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