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247. May 31, 2010. “War Letters” Read by the Congregation
246. May 23, 2010. “The One Big Thing” Rev. Sandra Olsen
245. May 16, 2010. “Praying as the Church”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
244.
243. May 2, 2010. Old Colony Sunday “The Church of Common
Grace.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
242. April 25, 2010. “What Are We Looking At?” Kazimierz Bem
241. April 18, 2010. “Dietrich Bonhoeffer.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
240. April 11, 2010. “The Religion of Second Chances” Rev. Sandra Olsen239. April 4, 2010. “Mary Magdalene Speaks: When He Said My Name” Rev. Sandra Olsen
238. March 28, 2010. “What a Triumph, What a
Shame…" Kazimierz
Bem
237. March 21, 2010. “Sad
Words & Wasteful Actions” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
236. March 14, 2010. “Two Kinds of Knowledge.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
235. March 7, 2010. “The Judgment of God.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
234.
February 28, 2010. “When
You Can’t (Or Won’t) Change It” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
233.
February 21, 2010. “Wonder
and Wanderings” Kazimierz
Bem
232.
February 14, 2010. “Not
Knowing What He Said.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
231.
February 7, 2010. “Put Out
Into the Deep Water.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
230.
January 31, 2010. “When God
Judges” Kazimierz
Ben
229.
January 24, 2010. “How Goes the Church?’ Rev. Sandra Olsen
228.
January 17, 2010. “Neither
Seeing Nor Knowing.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
227.
January 10, 2010. “Things
Are Not Always as They Appear.”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
226. January 3, 2010. “Does It Make Any
Difference?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
225.
December 27, 2009. “A Different
Perspective” Rev. Sandra Olsen
224.
December 24, 2009. “O Come All
Ye Faithful” Rev. Sandra Olsen
223.
December 20, 2009. “The Best Christmas Present Ever” Rev. Sandra Olsen
222. December 13, 2009. A Service of Lessons and Carols – no
sermon.
221.
December 6, 2009. “A Visit From Mary” Rev. Sandra Olsen
220. November 29, 2009. “Waiting and Waiting” Kazimierz Bem
219.
November 22, 2009. “Truth & Kings” Kazimierz Bem
218.
November 15, 2009.
“Endings” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
217.
November 8, 2009. “Giving
to the Wrong Thing for the Right Reason?”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
216.
November 1, 2009. "Looking
for Happiness” Rev. Sandra Olsen
215. October 25, 2009. "The Question That is Not Answered” Rev. Sandra Olsen
214.
October 18, 2009. “The Unexpected" Rev. Sandra Olsen
213. October 11, 2009. “The God of Surprise.” Kazimierz Bem
212.
October 4, 2009. “Real
Life, Real Marriage” Rev. Sandra Olsen
211.
September 27, 2009. “So
What About Judgment?” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
210.
September 20, 2009. "The
Problem with Good Advice" Kazimierz
Bem
209.
September 13, 2009. “The
Way of Wisdom” Rev. Sandra Olsen
208.
September 6, 2009. “I Saw
the Whole Thing.’ Rev. Sandra
Olsen
207. August 30, 2009. Hymn Sing – no sermon.
206. August 23, 2009. “The Whole Armor of God” Rev. Sandra Olsen
205. August 16, 2009. “Making the Most of the
Time” Rev. Sandra Olsen
204. August 9, 2009. “The Unhardened Heart” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
203. August 2, 2009. “Fast Food, Good Food, God Food” Kazimierz
Ben
202. July 26, 2009. The Human Condition: Inconsistent Character” Rev. Sandra Olsen
201. July 19, 2009. “Ordinary People.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
200. July 12, 2009. “Perils of Power” Rev. Sandra Olsen
199. July 5, 2009. “On Going Home Again” Rev. Sandra Olsen
198. June 28, 2009. “An Intimate God” Kazimierz Bem
197. June 21, 2009. “What Are We Fishing For?” Kazimierz Bem
196. June 14, 2009. “God of the Surprises”
Kazimierz Bem
195. June 7, 2009. “The
Lord’s Prayer: Reflections by the
Young” Rev. Sandra Olsen
194. May 31, 2009. “When the Spirit Blows”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
193. May 24, 2009. “Letters on War.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
192. May 17, 2009. “Everyone Serves Something” Rev. Sandra Olsen
191. May 10, 2009. “Only a Mother” Rev. Sandra Olsen
190. May 3, 2009.
“Centers Uniting to Find the Light in
Our Present Wilderness” Michael
Morand
189. April 26, 2009. “Does God Really Want Us to Grow
Up?” Kazimierz Bem
188. April 19, 2009. Sermon/Monologue “Found by Jesus Back
in Galilee" Rev. Sandra L. Olsen
187. April 12, 2009. “Easter: Is It Free Or Does It
Have a Price?” Kazimierz
Bem
186. April 10, 2009. “Forgive Them.” Good Friday – Rev. Sandra Olsen
185. April 9, 2009. “This Word Called Love.” Maundy Thursday - Rev. Sandra Olsen
184. April 5,
2009. “A Different Kind of
Parade” Rev Sandra Olsen
183. March 29, 2009. “The Promise” Rev. Sandra Olsen
182. March 22, 2009. “In the Night” Rev. Sandra Olsen
181. March 15, 2009. "Anger:
Righteous or Sinful?" Rev.
Sandra Olsen
180. March 8, 2009. “Take Up Your Cross and Follow
Me.” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
179. March 1, 2009. “That
Awful, Ghastly Word: Repent.” Kazimierz Bem
178. February
22, 2009. “Panta rei- Everything
Changes” Kazimierz Bem
177. February
15, 2009. “If You
Choose.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
176. February 8, 2009. “Everyone Is Searching.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
175.
February 1, 2009. “The
Irony of It All.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
174.
January 25, 2009. “When the
Wine Ran Out.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
173.
January 18, 2009. What Happens
When God Really Calls Us?”
Kazimierz Bem
172.
January 11, 2009. “Managing
Memories.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
171.
January 4, 2009. “The Vulnerable
Word.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
170.
December 28, 2008. “Anna
Speaks.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
169.
December 24, 2008. An Unexpected
Witness.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
168. December 21, 2008. “I Heard the Bells.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
170. December
14, 2008. A Service of Lessons and Carols – No Sermon
169.
December 7, 2008. “A Taste
of the Kingdom to Come.” Kazimierz
Bem
168. November
30, 2008. The Season of
Wonder.” Rev. Edward Kjelshus
167. November 23, 2008. “A King Cher Could Sing About.” Kazimierz Bem
166.
November 16, 2008. “Burying
Talents” Rev. Sandra Olsen
165.
November 9, 2008. “Money
and Faith” Rev. Sandra Olsen
164.
October 26, 2008. “So
What’s Love Got To Do With it?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
163.
October 19, 2008. “What
About the Other Caesar?” Kazimierz
Bem
162. October 12, 2008. “The Deadly Sin of Greed.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
161.
October 5, 2008. “And What
Will Happen to Them?” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
160.
September 28, 2008. “By
What Authority?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
159.
September 21, 2008. “Hoping
for the Right Thing.” Kazimierz
Bem
158.
September 14, 2008.
“Forgiveness – How Many Times?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
157.
September 7, 2008. “Can
These Dry Bones Live?” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
156. August 31, 2008. “Survival – For What?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
155. August 24, 2008. “Who Do You Say I Am?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
154. August 17, 2008. “The Outsider.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
153. August 10, 2008.
“Sent to the Other Side”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
152. August 3, 2008. “Does God Really Care?” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
151. July 20, 2008. “When Everything is Mixed
Together.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
150. July 13, 2008. “The Wasteful Sower” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
148. June 29, 2008 “God Will Provide” Rev. Sandra Olsen
147. June 22,
2008. “What Is Love (As seen
Through the Eyes of Children?”)
Rev. Sandra Olsen
146. June 15, 2008. “Oh Yes, I Did Laugh!” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
145. June 8, 2008. “The Question of Torture.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
144. June 1, 2008. “Letters from People Serving In
Wars.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
143. May 11, 2008.
“A Pushy Mother Speaks Out.”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
142. May 4, 2008. “From Puritan to Yankee and Now What?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
141. April 27, 2008. “Included in Love” Rev. Sandra Olsen
140. April
20, 2008. “Finding Home,
Finding God” The Rev. Mark Cutulo
139. April 13, 2008. “Full and Abundant Life” Rev. Sandra Olsen
138. April 6, 2008. “On the Road” Rev. Sandra Olsen
137. March 30, 2008. “Wherever We Hide, God
Finds Us” The Rev.
Mark Cutulo
136. March 23, 2008. “The Most Unlikely of Places” Rev. Sandra Olsen
135. March 16, 2008. “What is That to Us?” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
134. March 9, 2008. “Beauty: A Pathway to God?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
133. March 2, 2008. “The One Big
Question” Rev. Sandra Olsen
132. February 24, 2008. “The Pull of God’s Future” The
Rev. Dr. Michael Penn-Strah
131. February 17, 2008. “In the
Middle of the Night” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
130.
February 10, 2008. “In the
Middle of the Night.” Rev. Sandra
L. Olsen
129. February 3, 2008. “Transfiguration.” Rev. Mark A.
Cutolo, Student Intern
128. January 27, 2008. “On the Margins.” Rev. Sandra L.
Olsen
127.
January 20, 2008. “A
Soundtrack for Dying.” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
126.
January 13, 2008. “Its Not
Magic, But It Is Grace.” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
125.
January 6, 2008. “The Story
of the Other Wise Man” Rev. Sandra Olsen
124.
December 30, 2007. Back to
Normal? Rev. Sandra Olsen
123.
December 24, 2007 “O Silent
Night” Rev. Sandra Olsen
122.
December 23, 2007 - “O How I Pondered and O How Joseph
Dreamed!” Rev. Sandra Olsen
121.
December 2, 2007. “Even the
Son Does Not Know” Rev. Sandra Olsen
120.
November 25, 2007. “What
Kind of King?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
119.
November 18, 2007.
“Remember Who You Are.”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
118. November 11, 2007. “Supremely Threatened and Yet Sustained.” Kenneth West
117.
November 4, 2007. “On
Seeing Who Jesus Really Is.” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
116. October 28, 2007. “The Righteousness of God.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
115.
October 21, 2007. “I Will
Not Let You Go Until You Bless Me.”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
114. October
14, 2007. “The Delectable
Banquet” Rev. Ernest Bodenweber
113.
October 7, 2007. “A
Distinctive Kind of Suffering”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
112.
September 30, 2007. “When What We Have Is Enough?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
111.
September 23, 2007. “Does
Shrewdness Really Help?” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
110.
September 16, 2007. “Are We
Human Beings Really Like That?” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
109.
September 9, 2007. “Tough
Words.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
108.
September 2, 2007. “When A Place At the Table Is
Empty.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
107. August 19, 2007. “Holy Places.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
106. August 12, 2007. “Do Not Be Afraid” Rev. Sandra
Olsen
105. August 5, 2007. “Did You Learn Anything?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
104. July 29, 2007. “Persistent and Shameless
Prayer.” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
103. July 22, 2007. “On Looking Back” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
102. July 15, 2007. “When the Enemy Saves.” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
101. July 8, 2007.
“What Kind of God?”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
100. July 1, 2007.
“On the Run.” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
99. June 24, 2007
“Children and the Spiritual Life” Rev. Sandra Olsen
98. June 17, 2007. “Fathers and Daughters.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
97. June 10, 2007. “Is God Really Still
Speaking?” Kenneth West
96. June 3, 2007.
“To Be Content.” Rev.
Edward Kjelshus
95. May 27, 2007.
“War Letters.”
Members of the Congregation
94. May 20, 2007.
“Faith: An Argument with
God” Rev. Sandra Olsen
93. May 13, 2007.
“The Time Apart.”
Rev. Edward Kjelshus
92. May 6, 2007.
“Untie the Winds.”
Rev. Sandra Olsen
91. April 29, 2007. “The Tragic Sense of Life.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
90. April 22, 2007. “Forgiveness: Going Where You Don’t Want to
Go.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
89. April 13, 2007. “The Hidden Kingdom.” Rev. Edward Kjelshus
88. April 8, 2007. “The Comedy of Easter.” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
87. April 6, 2007. Good Friday – “Father Forgive
Them…” Rev. Sandra Olsen
86. April 5, 2007. “And It Was Night.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
85. April 1, 2007. “On the Road to Jerusalem.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
84. March 25, 2007. “Forgetting & Remembering the
Former Things.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
83. March 18, 2007. “Two Kinds of Knowledge.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
82. March 11, 2007. “Judgment.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
81. March 4, 2007. “Laments, Cries & Complaints.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
80. February 25, 2007. “Facing Temptation.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
79. February 18, 2007. “On Having A Destiny.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
78. February 11, 2007. “A Decent Killer.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
77. February 4, 2007
“Working All Night.” Rev.
Sandra Olsen
76. January 28, 2007 “You Are the Church.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
75. January 21, 2007 “Too
Close to See.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
74. January 7, 2007. “By Another Road.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
73. December 31, 2006. “He Wasn’t the Easiest
Son.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
72. December 24, 2006. (Evening) “O Holy Night.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
71. December 24, 2006. “Unto Us, A Child is Born.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
70. December 17, 2006. “The Unexpected Presence.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
69. December 3, 2006. “The Sign of the Times.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
68. November 26, 2006. “The Truth About Giving.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
67. November 19, 2006. “The Provocative God.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
66. November 12, 2006. “The Ironic Gift.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
65. November 5, 2006. “A Visit From Ruth” Rev. Sandra Olsen
64. October 29, 2006. “Politics and Forgiveness.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
63. October 22, 2006. “On Being and Having Siblings: Reflections.” Rev. Sandra Olsen.
62. October 15, 2006. “Should We Be Here?” Rev. Ernest Bodenweber
61. October 8, 2006. “The First Heart That Breaks Is
God’s.” Rev. Sandra L. Olsen
60. October 1, 2006. “A Visit From Esther.” Rev. Sandra L. Olsen.
59. September 24, 2006. “A Different Standard of
Excellence.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
58. September 17, 2006. “Admirers or Followers?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
57. September 10, 2006. “A Four Letter Word
Called Eros.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
56. September 3,
2006. “A God of
Passion.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
55. August 27, 2006. “Do You Also Wish To
Go Away?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
54. August 20, 2006.
“What’s All the Fuss About Flesh?” Rev. Sandra Olsen
53. August 13, 2006. “Broken Families.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
52. July 30, 2006. “You Are the One.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
51. July 23, 2006. “Come Away & Rest. Rev. Sandra Olsen
50. July 9, 2006.
“Shaking the Dust Off Your Feet” Rev. Sandra Olsen
49. July 2, 2006.
“I Touched Him and He Healed Me.” Rev. Sandra Olsen
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