Author: Rev

  • Step by Step

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    Psalm 121:8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in Worship is a great workout to practice skills needed in liminal spaces.

  • Sermons

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    Daniel Haas came to the Rocky Mountains from Germany in 2008. He lead Provo Community UCC in Utah on the path of becoming a trilingual (Pohnpeian, German, and English), open and affirming church when he served there till 2014. During a six year stint to Houston, Texas, where he shepherded a congregation through Hurricane Harvey,…

  • George Floyd Peace March in Houston

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    We attended the George Floyd Peace March in Houston yesterday as a white family of five in a sea of 60,000 #blacklivesmatter activists. As we approached the scene of the march, I tensed up. Groups were handing out surgical masks as COVID-19 precautions – very safety-minded. They were handing out water as well which was…

  • Time to say Goodbye

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    Today, the Christian tradition celebrates Ascension Day – the day when Jesus was lifted up to heaven. The story is recorded in Acts 1:1-11. What strikes me is how the apostles were flabbergasted: “While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.” That’s how…

  • Spiritual Temperature Check

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    During the corona crisis most of us are subjected to daily temperature checks. The numbers get repetitive. We actually have a Zoom meeting in the morning where 20+ people call out there temp. Today I turned that health chore into a spiritual reading. Just look up your temperature in the Book of Psalms! Here are…