Rev. Stacy Swain 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43 Luke 7:1-10 Solomon, who we meet in the passage from 1 Kings this morning, is big picture thinker. He and the Hebrew people have big plans and they are committed to bringing them about. Solomon is the son of King David, who upon David’s death became King of Israel in the later part…

Rev. Stacy Swain Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 John 16:12-15 This past Wednesday, I hauled myself out for a run. If you remember Wednesday was overcast, cool, in the sixties. I decided to wear my sunglasses as I ran even though the sun wasn’t out, in order to see if wearing glasses would help spare my eyes from on onslaught of pollen…

Rev. Stacy Swain Romans 8:14-17 Acts 2:1-21 Do any of you remember that 1960’s children’s book “Are you my mother?” by P.D. Eastman. You know the one, with the blue cover and the picture of a little bird standing on a hound dog’s head peering inquisitively into the dog’s sleepy eyes? It was a well loved book of my childhood…

Rev. Stacy Swain Exodus 1:15-2:10 NRSV John 17:20-26 We had our writing group this past Wednesday and as is our custom, we began our time with an opener. The intention of our opener is to help us widen our imaginations as we prepare to write. So for our opener last Wednesday, I posed the question “If you could have any…

The Reverend June Cooper, executive director of The City Mission Society was our guest preacher today.  Her sermon speaks to the Union Church in Waban’s partnership with City Mission Society and the Russell School and to the imperative that we do all we can so that all God’s children can thrive,… and sail!  Rev. Cooper’s text was 1 Kings 22:…

Rev. Stacy Swain Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 I have heard it said — that the bombings of Marathon Monday – ought to be a wake-up call; that it ought to wake us up from the erroneous idea that we can live free from fear, that we can trust each other, that the world is good. I have heard it said…

Reading selected by Kathryn Henderson and read by Kathryn Henderson and Brita Gill-Austern FIRST READING — Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there…

John 20: 24-31 Acts 5:27-32            Last week, Vicky beautifully read for us the Resurrection Story of Mary encountering the Risen Christ in the Garden on that first Easter morning.  And then with the “Alleluias” of Suzie’s soaring voice reverberating in the rafters, I spoke that resurrection is to be our great commissioning.  I spoke of how we are to…