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Two weeks ago, at the start of our current sermon series, we attempted to speak of God the Creator, or more properly to un-speak of God, for we had to admit that we are at one end of three thousand years of God-talk going back at least to the earliest psalms, and that we humans … Continue reading →

The second sermon in a series on the basics of a belief that is marked as progressive, postmodern and Protestant. In the year 451 of the common era, there was some serious fighting going on in the church. No mere whining about the the quality of coffee hour, these folks were arguing over the question … Continue reading →

This sermon is the first in a series designed to introduce some basic concepts of a theology that is progressive, postmodern and Protestant. So first you go to the store… Home Depot maybe, or Father Nature, or some other nursery, and you buy the various things you need for the garden that season, lime and … Continue reading →

a sermon delivered on September 4, 2011 I realize that in this day and age, when marriage has failed as a consumer product because it requires attention to the other, is not sufficiently self-centered to meet the standards of our culture, it may seem a bit rude to complain about one’s own childhood. After all, … Continue reading →

delivered on August 7, 2011 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ During the extended period that began with the Enlightenment, the guiding premise for modern thinkers was that human reason and the scientific method alone could create a better world. In many ways reason was deified, attained the status of a god, with many … Continue reading →

delivered on July 31st, 2011 They say you can’t really get more than one point across in a sermon, and they are probably right, but I was on a tear this week and there are way too many in this one, so I figured I’d tell you what they were so you could choose which … Continue reading →

Everyone knows Amy Winehouse died, that the NFL lockout has ended, that a Christian terrorist slaughtered innocent children in Norway, that right-wing extremists are holding the US economy hostage in their attack on the Christian value of caring for the poor and vulnerable. But few will know that a great Christian thinker died last week. … Continue reading →

delivered on July 24th, 2011 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ I looked at Connie earlier this week and asked her, “Who the heck came up with this week’s theme?” For I chose what I thought was a Summer theme of celebration, one that matched our values as a progressive Christian covenant community, I … Continue reading →

delivered June 26, 2011 at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ If you are paying any attention at all, you cannot help but be outraged. Unchecked greed has wrecked our economy, crippled our democracy, turned the financial industry into a vast criminal enterprise, and destroyed countless lives here and abroad. Political extremists use the same … Continue reading →

June 19th, 2011 Martin Luther famously said that Trinity Sunday was the one Sunday a year when the preacher should remain silent, for there is nothing that can really be said about the mystery of the Trinity. But before you get too excited, you should also know that the late Reverend Peter Gomes said that … Continue reading →