Michelle Burkholder

Repairers of Breaches

August 21, 2022
Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 13:10-17
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How lovely to be here with all of you. Imagine my surprise when I took a look at the lectionary passages for today, knowing that this would be my first […]

Constant Calder

May 01, 2022
Psalms 46: 1-10; 1 Kings 19:9-13
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You may or may not know that I am a fan of the artist Alexander Calder. Calder is best known for his large scale sculptures and mobiles that have bright […]

Full to the Brim

April 17, 2022
Luke 24:1-12
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Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen, Indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia. I must confess I have found it a bit jarring to think about jumping into alleluias this year after the lenten […]

Of Good Courage

March 13, 2022
Psalm 27; Luke 13:31-35
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I want to begin by inviting you to think about a space or place, or several if you have them, that are sacred to you. And by that I mean […]

Friends with God

February 13, 2022
Isaiah 41:5-10; Luke 11:1-10
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Hello Friends, It’s good to be together today. Here in-person and connected with those who are participating via Zoom. I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship this week. Pondering what […]

The Rules Of The Game

November 14, 2021
Psalm 16; I Corinthians 13:1-13
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There are, in the end, three things that last: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. What is it to love? Love is vast and layered […]

Holy Curiosity

September 19, 2021
Psalm 1; Mark 9:30-37
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I grew up as a child of the 80s. In the 80s, as in each decade I suppose, there were lots of quirky cultural entertainment outlets. One of those was […]

Choose The Sermon: Dinosaurs and Noah – Why Does a Creator Destroy Their Creation?

August 22, 2021
Genesis 7:11-24; John 12: 23-27
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Genesis 1:1-2:1 [Adapted] In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth became chaos and emptiness, and darkness came over the face of the Deep – and […]

Finding The Line

July 18, 2021
Psalm 23; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
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You may have noticed in the weekly announcements that we have had a submission form open for a summer series called: You Choose The Sermon. We were planning on starting […]

Sneaker & Stained Glass Revelations

June 27, 2021
Psalm 139:1-14; I John 4:7-8
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What has surprised me most in this past week are the sounds I am not hearing. For the past month each day (other than rainy ones) the air has been […]