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The Spirit Leads in All Kinds of Strange and Wonderful Ways
Dear Friends, This week our texts speak about the call to ministry and the reactions to people who are called. Jeremiah heard the Word...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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There is a Fire Within Us that Burns Bright
Happy New Year! We will be hearing this phrase on everyone’s lips for the next several days! The idea of a new year is a wonderful...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Dec 31, 20212 min read
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We Can be There as a New Hope
This weekend we celebrate the miracle of Christmas. Or is it that Christmas celebrates us? It seems like it, Christmas visits us from...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Hybrid Zoom/In Person Worship
Sometimes there is a lot going on behind the scenes. For months our intrepid team (Mother Sisk, Calvin Garrett and Jim Hopkins) has...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Dec 10, 20212 min read
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Help Level the Playing Field
Every valley shall be exalted! This is part of the dynamic prophesy that John the Baptist borrowed from the prophet Isaiah, as he...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Can We Begin to See Our Eternal Sacredness
This week we are in the octave of All Saints Day and will be observing our patronal feast this Sunday. It seems I have been a rector of...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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Light: The Persistent Presence of Transformative Love
Cole Porter writes about loving Paris in the springtime and, for that matter, in each of the successive seasons. Ultimately he asks why...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Oct 29, 20212 min read
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Simple Service to Others
On the eve of Heather’s sacred ordination to the priesthood, a few thoughts about discipleship arising from the Gospel of Mark seem...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Sep 17, 20212 min read
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Deny your Persona!
In this week’s Gospel reading Jesus tells the crowds and his disciples, if anyone wanted to follow him, they needed to deny themselves...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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Handle the Truth with Love
“Put away falsehood and speak honestly to each other.” With this admonition, St. Paul begins a series of admonitions on how members of...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Aug 6, 20212 min read
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God Forgives to help us Forgive
In the biblical history of Israel King David stands out as a central character who is chosen by God. A shepherd and musician, he rises...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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Summertime and the living is easy!
This week’s Gospel reading from Mark tells us that Jesus told his disciples to come away to a deserted place and to rest for awhile. He...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jul 17, 20212 min read
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Revolution in Spirit
This Sunday is the 4th of July, Independence Day, a day more associated with fireworks and picnics than church and prayers. And yet, are...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jul 2, 20213 min read
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Codes of Cleanliness
Codes of cleanliness. Early in the pandemic we became very serious about cleanliness. We were careful who and what we touched. We soaked...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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The Laboratory of the Soul
In our reading from First Samuel, God tells Samuel to fill his horn with oil for he will anoint a new king of Israel from the children of...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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In-Person Worship Begins June 20th
Dear Friends and Parishioners, As more and more of our fellow citizens are vaccinated, there is a palpable sense of excitement here in...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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Moments of crisis may awaken what makes us most alive!
What a change: from large crowds chasing him across and all around the Sea of Galilee to a final dinner with a handful of his soon to be...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
May 14, 20212 min read
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Minds Open to Understanding
Ignorance and minds opened to understanding, the two poles of consciousness described in our lessons for this Sunday. In ignorance we...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Apr 16, 20212 min read
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Lose Something of Yourself and then Find Something of the Divine
Dear Friends, This Sunday we celebrate Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion. This service begins a Holy Week of observances that invite...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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The Greatest in God's Kingdom is the One who Serves the Most
This weekend is a momentous weekend for All Saints, as our Pastoral Fellow, Heather Sisk is scheduled to be ordained as a Deacon in our...

Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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