July 15, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Let’s start this sermon with a little audience participation. Here’s the question: having listened to our Scripture reading with whom do you most identify? Who here is Team Mary? Who here is Team Martha? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: anxiety, connection, contemplation, empathy, equipping, fear, hospitality, inspiration, Inward/Outward Journey, Luke, Luke 10: 38-42, Martha, Mary, nature, peace, power, prayer, relationship, rest, service, stress, study, trauma, walking the walk, wholeness, worryMay 22, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
One of my mentors at Yale Divinity School used to remind me that the old English word “parson” is an apt way to think of a priestly vocation. The word derives from the Scottish word for person and it’s helpful to remember that clergy are just people. We’re not superheroes, we’re not perfect (a fact that has surely not escaped your notice) and we don’t have all the answers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Advocate, brokenness, encouragement, fear, Holy Spirit, John 14, limitationsSerenity Prayer, loss, not as the world gives, pain, peace, support, Trinity Sunday, worldMay 1, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
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Tags: Advocate, brains, confused, faith, fear, hearts, home, humility, Jesus is like..., keep my Word, love, metaphor, peace, reassurance, tension, understanding, welcoming Jesus