Thursday, June 30, 2011

Not built like a wall

Our faith, community
growing like a garden
the word germinating
rising from good soil

Not built like a wall
stone upon stone
growing like the vine
of our living God



June 29, 2011
Reverend Janet Wolf
Sermon, Hymn, Poem - June 23, 2011
Reverend Amy Delong
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20

Great Commission


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