Faith

Texts: Jesus said to his disciples, “Life is full of pitfalls and it's very easy to trip up. But we can do without people who deliberately put obstacles in the way. Anyone who makes it hard for those taking their first steps toward God should go for a swim with a brick tied around their…

Heaven and Hell

Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ‘if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no child, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.’ There were seven brothers; the first married and, when he…

Paving the Road

Texts:  Psalm 91 and Micah 6:6-8I have another scripture story up my sleeve this morning, and I want to start with it:One day, a man was walking down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. He had traveled the road before, but the journey on this particular day was one he would never forget. He had been…

May 6 — Two ecological careers

I met Jessica Edgerly a few months ago after receiving a phone call from her inquiring if we could host a presentation on a new business idea which might be kind of up our alley.  Her company is trying to get solar panels on the roof of every house in Vermont.  (Actually, I'm not sure…