by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 6, 2026
This morning we take up an aspect of leadership that I think makes us queasy – power. We often feel powerless, don’t we in so many situations. We too often think about power as might makes right, someone is power hungry, or the quote by John Dalberg-Acton: “Power...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 4, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: WHERE OUR POWER FLOWS FROM Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we examine leadership through the lens of power. How do we redeem the concept of power when all around us we see power used to abuse, humiliate, harm and to pile...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 30, 2026
I confess – this has been a tough week for me losing both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry but Dolly in particular continues to haunt me in a good way, but nevertheless she is occupying a lot of mind space for me this week. I think I know why – we are starting a sermon...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 28, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: THE ELEMENTS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series on leadership. At our Session meeting earlier this week, our devotion centered on members’ reflections of what leadership meant to...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 23, 2026
As we have moved through this worship series about pressing on even in the midst of suffering, anxiety, worry and fear, I have been reflecting on this letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. I have thought about Paul’s urging that this early church community...
