by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 20, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: THE POTTER AND THE CLAY Grace and peace to you, One of the rhythms of the life and faith journey that you study, reflect on and absorb in seminary is that of order, disorder and reorder (also known as orientation, disorientation and...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 15, 2025
I do not know about you, but I do not think I would want to hear the call of God in quite the way Jeremiah heard it. Listen to verse 9 and 10 again: Then the Lord stretched out his hand, touched my mouth, and said to me, “I’m putting my words in your mouth. This very...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 13, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: JEREMIAH’S CALL Grace and peace to you, This week, we begin a six-week series focused on readings from the Prophet Jeremiah. Don’t despair – there is a richness to the writings that takes us on a journey of understanding – even amid...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 8, 2025
It’s important this morning to do some context setting. Why are the disciples gathered together all in one place? Why are there so many people from so many nations gathered in Jerusalem? In Luke Chapter 24, we are given the story of the Risen Christ preparing to leave...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 6, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR CHURCH Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, June 8, we celebrate Pentecost, which is known as the birth of the church! (Read the story at Acts 2:1-22). Why is this church observance so special? And, what...
