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Your Work

May 8, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

A video version follows the text The Messenger by Mary Oliver My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: mergers, Oneness, Your work

A Season of Grief

May 1, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

A video version of this sermon follows the text “When he trawled so wide he should’ve trawled deeper.” ~From “Fishermen” by Francis Harvey Oh, heck yes! Jesus trawled way too wide and would have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Community, fishfry, grief

Practicing Resurrection — no really

April 24, 2022 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

Here is what I know about this gospel story: John was terrified of doubt. And here is what I know about us: We live in an era of doubt. No, not an era, a miasma of doubt...a body bag of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Doubt, faith, On earth as it is in heaven

Hearing the music with touch, touching the words with memories

April 17, 2022 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

Scroll down to below the text for a video version Letter to the New York Symphony Orchestra By Helen Keller, March 24, 1924 “Dear friends: I have the joy of being able to tell you that, though … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: 9th Symphony, Helen Keller, Words

Poetry & Historical Fiction – Palm Sunday

April 10, 2022 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

  A video version follows this written text Easter is poetry and Palm Sunday is historical fiction. Don’t get mad yet, historical fiction can be and is composed of actual facts and real … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Deconstruction, demythologizing, Filling in the Gaps

Jesus Gets a Massage

April 3, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Video version posting on YouTube Sunday, April 3 at 9:45 AM This story about Jesus getting a therapeutic massage is one of the few stories about Jesus that is actually included in all four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Isaiah, Massage, oxigen mask

Guess what matters?

March 27, 2022 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

Scroll down for video version The armchair preachers were wondering what the word for this week would be. On Lent One it was “fear,” Lent Two “loss,” Lent Three “thirst.” If there is one word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: choices, jealousy, prodigal

Thirst

March 20, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Today’s reflection is rooted in Isaiah 55:1-9 The poem, “All Thirst Quenched” by Lois Red Elk The hymn, “Come to the Water.” A video version follows the text Okay, there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Come to the Water, Cost, Thirst

A word about grief

March 13, 2022 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

 ~A video version follows the text ~ This sermon did not leave from the station I expected, nor did it arrive at the destination I was aiming for. Just so you know. Last week we wrung out our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Community, grief, loss

The wilderness is where we go to find freedom from our fears

March 6, 2022 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

Scroll down to mind a video version of the sermon I am going to ask each of us to do something we do not like -- to touch our fear. Now remember, a lion knows as much fear as a Thompson’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: fear, Freedom, wilderness

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