Pressing on to the Kindom of God
Two years ago, I wrote an article for this publication on the significance of the United States having elected our first female President. I wrote it before the election, obviously, […]
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The Cost of Inclusion
There is a hymn that is often sung in churches entitled “All Are Welcome,” and in the fourth verse there is a line that goes: Here the outcast and the […]
A Litany Against White Supremacy
As Charlottesville, VA becomes the focal point of white supremacy and those who stand against it, this litany was prepared by myself and Pastor Elizabeth Rawlings for use in worship. […]
The Power of Words
Rev. Molly F. James, PhD Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT August 20, 2017, Proper 15A Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 May God’s Word be spoken. May God’s Word […]
Out of the Human Heart
What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart. In the name of God: the Source of Life, the Word of Love, and the Spirit of Truth. Amen. On […]
Dear Church: It’s Time to Get Out of the Boat
The theologian Karl Barth was known to have said that preachers should write their sermons with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. If he were […]
Go Back To Your Country
It was on the way to pick up the kids from school. I slowed to a stop at the crosswalk that connects a paved walking trail with a rails-to-trails path […]
