Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Apr 16, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Rev. Dr. Steven Yagerman
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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