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For the fifth Sunday of the Easter season, Rev. Cari preached on the story of the stoning of Stephen from Acts 7. The actual lectionary text is 6 verses long, but she summarizes what comes before early in the sermon. Then she spends a bit of time unpacking the concept of “witness” — which is…
For Shepherding Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the season of Easter, Rev. Cari preached on John 10:1-10. (The congregation also sang a musical setting of Psalm 23.) Though apparently a bucolic image, and a soothing idea, Rev. Cari got underneath the metaphor of the Good Shepherd and talked about leadership – and fear. She referred…
For the third Sunday after Easter, Rev. Cari preached a sermon in which she held two stories side by side: the Biblical story of the “Road to Emmaus” from Luke 24: 13-35, and the story of a cold-water swimmer named Lynne Cox. The connection between the two stories is the “more than” quality of presence…
For the first Sunday after Easter, Dr. Bruce Harding preached on John 20:19-31, the narrative featuring the disciple typically called “Doubting Thomas.” Bruce began by singing the song by the same name by Nickel Creek, then offers the congregation an extended testimony on the value of doubt in the Christian tradition, by the United Church…
Rev. Cari’s Easter morning sermon was based on the story of the Resurrection morning, as told in John’s Gospel (John 20:1-18). It’s a complex and meaning-laden story, as John’s gospel always is, and gives us an Easter “pattern” or “rhythm” rather than a happy ending. Easter is a moment when God reveals God’s great love…
For Palm Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on Matthew 21:1-11, referring also to the quoted material in that text from Zechariah 9:9-10. The sermon launched from the all-too-familiar feeling of dread that humans of every age feel … whether related to personal circumstances, or social or political ones. She then spent some time in the text…
For the 5th Sunday in Lent, Rev. Cari returned to the pulpit to preach on the 11th chapter of John’s Gospel. This traditional Lenten narrative about the raising of Lazarus has long lived in the hearts and imaginations of Christians as we prepare for the mystery of Easter. Not the least of which because it…
For the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, guest preacher the Rev. Jim Short opens up the story of the healing of the blind person in John 9. After introducing the idea of a “critical incident debrief,” Jim portrays all the characters in the story to invite the congregation to name 1) what is…
Is it a universal tendency to resist change as we age? What’s the difference between “comfort” and “salvation?” What does Jesus say when my “comfort” gets in the way of someone else’s (or the whole world’s) salvation? These are all questions that weave in this morning’s sermon from Rev. Cari for Lent 2, on John…
Preaching on Matthew 4:1-11 for the first Sunday of Lent, Rev. Cari started by acknowledging the announcement this past Tuesday from the Tseshaht Nation. She invited the congregation to pause, to hold the reality with respect and sorrow. She then proceeded to lift up the voices of Judith Sayers, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council president, the Rt….
