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Sermon: 5th Sunday of Easter, Year A 5/3/2026

The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler · May 03, 2026

I hope that by now you have learned that I like to be surprised by Scripture.  Well, not by scripture so much, but by all the different ways it can be interpreted.  I will never say I know it all, and I will always wa...

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Sermon: Easter 4, Year A: April 26, 2026

Rev. Debbie Dehler · April 26, 2026

What does he mean? I just don’t understand. Why can’t Jesus speak plainly? The people in today’s Gospel do not understand the figure of speech Jesus uses. Even today, we just might not understand. We try, don’t we? W...

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

The Very Rev. Debbie Dehler · April 19, 2026

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 ...

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