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Recognizing the Ways of Peace

When I am old, and I consider the great moral challenges of my life, I wonder if I will have recognized those...
Ross Smillie
March 17, 2019
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The Voice of the Tempter

Just as the addict longs for paradise, or the person dealing with sexual temptation longs for intimacy, our...
Ross Smillie
March 10, 2019
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Accepting the Apology You Never Got

Forgiving Enemies
Ross Smillie
February 24, 2019
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Beyond Division

We come to this place with the baggage of inequality. We can’t simply escape the divisions of race, gender,...
Ross Smillie
February 17, 2019
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The Greatest Gift

We know what love means because of Jesus’ life; we know what love costs because of his suffering and death; we know...
Ross Smillie
February 3, 2019
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Whose We Are

This morning we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, and we celebrate all our baptisms.  We celebrate that through...
Ross Smillie
January 13, 2019
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Fleeing the Fear of Herod

The story of Christmas tells that God enters human life as a vulnerable baby, and in the weakness of that child is...
Ross Smillie
January 6, 2019
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The Promise of Christmas

After the romance of Christmas Eve, we land with a thud squarely back in reality, and reality is kind of...
Ross Smillie
December 30, 2018
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The Innkeeper's Story

A narrative sermon for Christmas Eve
Ross Smillie
December 24, 2018
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Child of Shame, Child of Grace

A narrative sermon (a story) based on Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus and Joseph's dream
Ross Smillie
December 23, 2018

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