Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV This morning we did something a bit different for our worshipping community. Instead of an Opening Prayer, after our Gathering Words and Opening Hymn, we joined […]
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The Threat of Christian Nationalism, MLK
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV This weekend we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, and honor his teachings, his work, his struggles and his life with and for God. Dr. King’s writings […]
Read moreSitting with Our Own Judas and Forgiveness
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV So again friends, welcome to Holy Week! This is perhaps our most sacred week of the liturgical calendar. Palm Sunday begins our journey with Jesus entering […]
Read moreWhat Happens When We Die
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV So, our theme for this Lenton season has centered around moving out of wilderness and coming home to our God. Today, I want to talk about […]
Read moreVan Gogh and God’s Love
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV I love the Christmas story so much. I love the shepherds and the angels and Mary and Joseph and little baby Jesus. It’s a wonderful story […]
Read moreStanding with and for Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV Friends, today we turn our attention and intention to the topic of domestic and sexual violence. This is a difficult topic. As we do the important […]
Read moreThe Meaning of Communion
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV A few years back when I was deep into my time in Seminary, I had to take a class related to worship styles. As a part […]
Read moreGod’s Radical Welcome for All
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV As an Open and Affirming Church, who professed way back in 1996 that we ‘recognize all people are uniquely loved and valued by God’ and that […]
Read moreWhy the Bible Matters – It is Still Speaking
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV I think it is fair to say that through the centuries, scripture has been used as a weapon to demonize, to justify enslavement and the subjection […]
Read moreThe Story of Me and Mine
Reverend Marci Scott-Weis, MDIV Friends, today we hear the story of Ruth and Naomi and I’ll cut right to the core meaning of the story, this is a story about […]
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