Sermon: 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A 4/19/2026

April 19, 2026  ·  The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler
The Road to Emmaus
I’m not a fast walker. I can say that I walk for exercise, but really, I like to walk at a pace where I can talk and witness what is happening around me. I love to walk in the woods and pause to look at things that are interesting, out of place, or simply beautiful. I like the...
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Sermon: Easter 2 Year A 4/12/2026

April 12, 2026  ·  The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler
John 20:19-31
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! I’m not sure why, but every year we hear these this Gospel the Sunday after Easter. Maybe it is in the afterglow of the resurrection, the time with family and friends, the ham dinners, and too much Easter candy tha...
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Sermon: Easter Day, Year A 4.5.2026

April 05, 2026  ·  The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler
Matthew 28:1-10
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! A friend of mine recently shared a story on Facebook. It was one of those stories that someone else wrote. It might have been written by AI. I don’t really care who wrote it or where it came from. It’s one of those...
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Sermon: Maundy Thursday, Year A 4/2/2026

April 02, 2026  ·  The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler
The true weight of this holy week begins tonight. Whether you choose to allow someone else to wash your feet and to wash the feet of another, this night is filled with reminders, so many reminders, of love, pain, and protection. This is the night when Jesus gets down on his kn...
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Palm Sunday, Year A 3/29/2026

March 29, 2026  ·  The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler
Shouting “Hosanna!”
We’ve been reading and discussing Amy-Jill Levine’s book, Entering the Passion of Jesus, at our Monday morning Bible and Book study. Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is a renowned author, scholar, and ...
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