Category Archives: Sermons

God As Preposition in the Divine Dance by Leann Williams

Posted on June 23, 2019 by bpemery

A week or two ago a client commented on my recent Recording as a minister with Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends, “That’s quite an accomplishment! You must be proud of yourself.”  My response was, “Not really. I’m mostly humble … Continue reading →

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The Universe Loves a Happy Ending by Anya Lawrence

Posted on December 2, 2018 by bpemery

In 1994, Michael Gorbachev, the former President of Russia, contacted a group of energy workers in Germany, and asked them to energetically treat the Russian Nizhnesvirsky Reserve.  This reserve is a vast tract of land, of forests, moors, and lakes.  … Continue reading →

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Good News and Bad News, Fake News and the Gospel by Rusty Nelson

Posted on April 29, 2018 by bpemery
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Sarah, My Sister, Part I by Lois Kieffaber

Posted on April 22, 2018 by bpemery

Daughters have been named after Biblical women for thousands of years.  My daughter Sarah is one.  Everyone knows a woman with one of those names, and most of us have loved someone with one of those names.  Of those names, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Judge, Dude! You just may get it yourself by Bob Wiese

Posted on April 15, 2018 by bpemery

First the text of Modern King James Version: Rom 2:12  For as many as sinned without Law will also perish without Law. And as many as have sinned within Law shall be judged through Law. Rom 2:13  For it is not the … Continue reading →

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The Spirituality of Eric Clapton, Part II

Posted on February 11, 2018 by bpemery

Good morning Humbling ourselves before an omnipresent God is central to the Christian experience.  We have faith that God will show us mercy, protect and guide us.  But when do we typically ask for God’s guidance?   Usually it is after … Continue reading →

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We Are Enough! by Lorraine Watson

Posted on February 4, 2018 by bpemery

Scripture is full of amazing stories… Genesis 12-21—Abraham, the Father of Many At age 75 God calls Abraham to go to a land that God will show him and make him a great nation As years pass and while Abraham … Continue reading →

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The City of God

Posted on August 13, 2017 by bpemery

I stopped watching news on television about a decade ago; actually it was probably about the time we were being told that we had to go to war against Iraq because Sadam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This was … Continue reading →

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Only In A Boat

Posted on January 22, 2017 by maggiemax15

Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, 2he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Message

Posted on January 15, 2017 by maggiemax15

Inaugural addresses are important. Typically a new President announces the priorities of their administration. But of course it’s more than priorities, it’s also a vision, a vision for what the country can and should be. President Abraham Lincoln used his … Continue reading →

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