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Sermons by Justin Simons

October 8, 2017: “The Only Sacred Ground”

Story Justin Simons“The Priest and the Levite” Jerusalem was a city of temples, sacred ground, about 2,500 feet above sea level. Jericho was 18 miles north and 800 feet below sea level. It was a city in the desert, an oasis with natural springs. It was an early version of a resort, so a lot of people went back and forth between…

January 8, 2017: “Going Around in Circles”

I hate chewing gum. I find chewing something, just for the sake of chewing, to be…. Well, never mind. Let’s just say I don’t get it. Let’s just say that the whole concept of chewing gum is so foreign to me that during periods of my life when I’ve been … less evolved, I’ve said some unkind things about the people who…

June 12, 2016: “Change is like Steering a Freight Ship”

Centering Thought: “Showing up is eighty percent of life.”- Woody Allen Reading from Lessons in Belonging, by Erin S. Lane Nancy Tozer This morning’s first reading is from a book called Lessons in Belonging from a Church-going Commitment Phobe, by Erin S. Lane, a millennial who works for the Center for Courage and Renewal as an assistant director for clergy and congregational…

August 3, 2014: “Flip or Flop”

Sounding of the Singing Bowl (Justin) Prelude Welcome, Welcome Clif Hardin (Choir) Welcome and Announcements (Dick Hurwitz)  Opening Hymn #1017 We Are Building a New Way We are building a new way (3x)Feeling stronger every dayWe are building a new way We are working to be free (3x)Hate and greed and jealousyWe are working to be free We can feed our every…