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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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Sunday May 24, 2015
Sunday May 24, 2015
The reading is from Acts 2 (1-21). That said, I focus more on the idea of 'what does this mean?' The real "audience" (if one doesn't mind using that term here) is not everyone there, but the 12 youth being confirmed.
Sunday Apr 05, 2015
Sunday Apr 05, 2015
The sermon is drawn from Mark 16: 1-8. I like the short ending. It is quite rich. Jesus is not there? Say what? It works for me for some reason. Big ideas were (1) Who will roll away the stone, (2) Who, me? and (3) Who isn't a little afraid?
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Number 1 in a six part series on "What Would Jesus Say About ..." and we will insert a topic or five.
Friday Dec 26, 2014
Friday Dec 26, 2014
Our reflection from Christmas Eve -- you might think of this as borderline "the Gospel according to the Simpsons" or words to that effect. A lot of fun. Merry Christmas!
Sunday Nov 30, 2014
Sunday Nov 30, 2014
Sermon is from 1 Cor 1: 3-9 but it really from all of the suggested readings for the day -- Isaiah 64, Psalm 80, and Mark 13 as well as the 1 Corinthians. The focus is on being active in our waiting. Do something please in the Isaiah and Psalm, and the Mark is God is going to do something and we need to be alert. Here is speaking to a church that is not behaving like the church: they are stuck in the "already" as opposed to being between the already and the not yet.
Sunday Oct 05, 2014
Sunday Oct 05, 2014
This is a sermon from Matthew 21: 23-32 -- this passage has two parts -- the Temple Authorities asking Jesus who the Hell is thinks he is and his answer is "Think about it." I pray we offer some thoughts to think about ...
Sunday Aug 17, 2014
Sunday Aug 17, 2014
Sermon is from Romans 9: 1-5 but is as much about Paul's context with the house churches in Rome as it is about Romans 9: 1-5.
Monday Aug 11, 2014
Monday Aug 11, 2014
From the comments after the service, this Sermon may be described in the future as "The Carrot, Egg, Coffee" Sermon. We'll see. The text is Romans 8: 12-25. Dense passage. When Marilyn and I were working on this, her comment was "there are about ten sermons in that." Yes. Grace Acosta, the Liturgist, also mentioned how dense it was. I normally shy away from Romans for that reason, but the lectionary, if a little "out of cycle" (this was the reading for the third Sunday in July, not the second Sunday in August), but for some reason (the Holy Spirit?), the urge to adjust the cycle a little to give us five Sundays on Romans emerged. Next week -- Romans 9: 1-5.
Sunday Jul 13, 2014
Sunday Jul 13, 2014