December 18, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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And so I put aside for a few days my big dreams, my large plans that this Christmas will be better than ever. Instead, it’s a little Christmas I want this year. Like this Renaissance painting that hangs in a gallery at … Continue reading
December 5, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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This coming Sunday my sermon is titled “The Art of Christmas: Comfort in the City of Angels” I plan to explore the meaning of comfort — partly an experience that makes us feel better and partly an experience of finding … Continue reading
September 5, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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September 10, 2017 . . . a Fall Kick-Off Sunday at First Church. A celebration of First Church and Pilgrim School. An introduction of a new Head of School at Pilgrim . . . Paul Barsky. A new Director of … Continue reading
September 1, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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O Texas . . . O Texas . . . O God . . . The world has been watching you – watching over you – for several days now and the heartbreak we are feeling is enormous. Floods happen. … Continue reading
June 14, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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I am sick and tired of gun violence in our society. I don’t have an answer. I don’t have a solution. But I am sick and tired of it. Congressional Representatives should be safe. And so should children in Chicago … Continue reading
June 9, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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God is not a satellite up in the sky orbiting our humanity. God is our capacity for thought and feeling. God is how we see life, live life, embrace life. God is an inner presence. This is why the closer … Continue reading
June 1, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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Putting politics aside, and I really mean that, I offer a couple of thoughts for your Thursday evening . . . Climate change is THE moral issue of our time. If the planet doesn’t survive, no other moral issue matters. … Continue reading
May 15, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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I am in a house in a beautiful forest in the Midwest. The trees are swaying in the breeze. Dancing in the air. I am in the house with my mother. She is happy. I am happy. We had stopped … Continue reading
April 26, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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This coming Sunday, April 30, 2017, our service at First Church will focus on the work of the Buddhist teacher — Thich Nhat Hanh. I highly recommend his new book to you — At Home in the World. But for today, … Continue reading
April 10, 2017
by Dr. R. Scott
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