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Sermon at Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ July 5, 2020 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,[a] and let us run … Continue reading →

Why Paul Matters: Following Jesus in 21st Century Empire David Hottinger Mayflower Church, June 17, 2012 Reading: II Corinthians 5-6 Hmm…I am not sure whose idea it was to have a series on Paul here at Mayflower. In many progressive … Continue reading →

The light of Christ is a persistent light. It shines through the most powerfully oppressive darkness, shines in the midst of devastation, disaster and upheaval, yet without explaining them, justifying them, or making sense of them. The gospel of incarnation … Continue reading →

Jesus wept. “I am so sorry. I told myself that I wouldn’t cry today,” the elderly woman said to me as we stood at the bedside of her dying daughter. Martha was a faithful, church-going Christian. I doubted if she … Continue reading →

My nostrils were already overwhelmed by the stench of spilled beer and stale smoke. As I knocked on the door of the trailer, Ralph eyed me suspiciously through the screen and then let me in with a grunt. “A fine … Continue reading →

Death surrenders us completely to God; it makes us pass into God. In return we have to surrender ourselves to it, in love and in the abandon of love, since, when death comes to us, there is nothing further for … Continue reading →

“Come in from the cold, friend, and join us,” Bobby instructed me. At the time, Bobby was hugging two of his hospice nurses as he bid them a final farewell. Later in the day, Bobby would be leaving with his … Continue reading →