"God is our shepherd, but shepherds are not dreamy creatures who wander around in a pastoral landscape, playing flutes." The The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 17, 2016). Readings: Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30. Image: Gianluca Carnicella (flickr.com/ingirogiro), distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.

"When we are stripped of all, when we are mired in guilt or shame, grieving something we have done or something that's been done to us, so naked, so vulnerable that we are no longer relying upon ourselves but on God, God can redeem whatever we've done." The The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter. Readings: Acts 9:1-20, Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19. Image: Chris Wells (flickr.com/photos/mrwellz), distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

"Beloved, Jesus is risen, but he is not unwounded. And out of his wounds - the physical marks left by nails, and the spiritual wounds left by betrayal and desertion, Jesus brings neither wrath nor retribution."

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the second Sunday of Easter (April 3, 2016).

Readings: Acts 5:27-32; Ps. 150; Rev. 1:4-8; Jn. 20:19-31

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The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Easter Sunday (March 27, 2016).

The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches at the Great Vigil of Easter (March 26, 2016).

"But before the bread can be shared, it must be broken. Before the wine can be drunk, it must be poured. And so again by our actions tonight we are gathered up into the Mystery of Jesus." The Rev. Gordon Chastain preaches on Maundy Thursday (March 24, 2016).

Readings: Ex. 12:1-14; Ps. 116:1, 10-17; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-17, 31b-35; Matt. 26:30-46.

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"How do you prepare to die when you've got less than a week to live?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on Palm Sunday. Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31 9-16, Phillipians 2:5-11, Luke 19:28-40

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"What is the point of poetry during war, music in time of death, acts of kindness in a world roiling with anger, aflame with hatred, terrified of terror?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the fifth Sunday of Lent (March 13, 2016).

Readings: Is. 43:16-21; Ps. 126; Phil. 3:4b-14; Jn. 12:1-8.

"This is the story of the Prodigal Father, a parent who spends forgiveness and love recklessly, generously, lavishly, extravagantly." The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches of the fourth Sunday of Lent. Readings: Joshua 5:9-12, Psalm 32, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32.

"That's the fear that political demagogues use to gain your vote and your allegiance; that's the fear that makes us afraid of stranger; that's the fear that builds walls."

The Rev. Michael Stichweh preaches on the third Sunday of Lent (February 28, 2016).

Readings: Ex. 3:1-15; Ps. 63; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9.

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