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Dennis Shaw is a musician, marathoner (Boston!), retired military officer, math modeler, muse, and United Methodist Pastor. A keen observer of the human condition, he has degrees in music, quantitative methods (don’t ask!), theology and leadership. He will discuss with other leaders how to become engaged and present in our current leadership opportunities. Critical to leadership is strong self-awareness. Becoming authentic, empathetic, and aware will form the framework of all discussions. You can access and follow this podcast on Apple, Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music.
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
There is some electronic burping in the recording. Not sure what happened.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
We got a guest preacher from 3,000 years ago this Sunday. Amos himself.
There are some electronic burps ... not sure why ...
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters ...
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
The Reverend Mario Alejandre returning to Hilltop to close out our Stewardship Campaign for 2017. Mario is a Lutheran who sounds like a Methodist. Gifted. Truly.
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Stewardship Message #2 -- focus on the transformative elements of the Building ... Curtis Crichton is our Senior Trustee
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:1-6. On Trinity Sunday, Pastor Dennis encouraged our high school and college graduates to stay connected to Jesus, our true power source as we navigate the many choices we face in life.
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Friday Jun 23, 2017
The scripture is Luke 14: The Parable of the Great Banquet. This sermon briefly explores Jesus' answer to the question: Who gets to participate in Jesus' banquet that marks arrival of God's Kingdom? What does it mean for us to compel others to come to this party? What excuses do we often offer and can we, like the servant in this story, capture the host's hospitality, and process our own anger and rejection into grace? This was Mario's first sermon at Hilltop.
Saturday May 27, 2017
Saturday May 27, 2017
That minefield that is Mother's Day. Relationships gone bad, or lost, or never was. All of those emotions and more. I focused on nurture.
Friday Mar 24, 2017
Friday Mar 24, 2017
This reflection is drawn from the Luke 15, three parables. The liturgist will only read the first two to provide context, and then I re-tell the third one. A parable familiar to us.
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
Sunday Mar 05, 2017
This is the familiar story of the Good Samaritan. This was acrtually extremely scandalous for Jesus to use this imagery. Amy Jill Levine, Jewish New Testament Scholar at Vanderbilt, suggests that the image is someone coming to your rescue, that was so detested, that you would just as soon die rather than be helped by him. Wow.
This is an excellent text for us to examine in this most hostile of times. How do we learn to listen to each other in a way to understand rather than to hate and reject?