Take Off Your Shoes Sermon Podcast By Marie Duquette

This week Rev. Marie Duquette reads Dr. Rev Wil Gafney's sermon on Strange Fruit, using Marie's own twists. You'll want to hear this as this will surprise you.  You'll want to purchase Dr. Rev. Wil Gafney's scholarly translation referring to those marginalized in the bible - WOMEN!

Pr. Marie Duquette refers to Dr. Rev. Wil Gafney's  bible translations. Women in the bible managed some violence better than men. Jesus knew all this but no one in his home town believed in  him. What is wrong with  us in 2022 that we can't talk about all the 'new normal' issues like mental illness, black culture issues and white supremacy?

Why and what's in the making of the quilts created by women of our congregation and around the world? Who gets them?

Pr. Marie Duquette uses bubbles to explain world unity to the children as they gather with her.

Rev. Marie Duquette tells us how to listen, look, and help people belong.  We need to learn how to BE with people and not dismiss them for our agenda.

Even the Queen of England, God rest her soul, gave 100% of herself to her people.  We can do and it isn't easy.  Nourishing, engaging, and serving one another, WE CAN DO IT!

God's love abounds even in this era. The ELCA had a full assembly and 90% of the entire organization voted to rip up it's racial, sexist and sinful constitution and START OVER. Amen! God's grace abounds.

Jesus knows us by our hearts.  Does he? Does Jesus just invite himself to your home? What do the neighbors think? What would you talk about if Jesus showed himself to your house unexpectedly?

What happens to us when we ignore communication? What if Jesus never spoke up and told us hard truths? What does Jesus expect us to do to be community?

How are we affected when our yeses and nos are silenced?  What if we don't say yes or no? How does that affect others that are counting on it?