Yesterday as I was driving in my car, a new song came on the radio that I had never heard before. And as I listened to the chorus if it, my stomach tightened into a knot. The words repeated over and over …’there is room for more at the foot of the cross… there’s room… Read More
BLOG: Love Never Ends, A Tribute
This weekend I did the funeral for a man named Mark who had been murdered by a family member. As you can imagine, it was not the typical eulogy. Still, I managed to tell a resurrection story. Here is what I said: I am going to start today by telling you all the things that… Read More
LITURGY: Prayer at Emmaus.
God of the lakeshore — feed us. God of the doubters — reassure us. God of the road home — reveal yourself to us. God of the Spirit unleashed — advocate for us. And God of the empty tomb — remind us that since the beginning you have called the women, the broken, the disenfranchised… Read More
SERMON: Open the Eyes of Your Heart
Worship certainly has transformed in the last couple of weeks, and now you get music and video instead of just my audio (at least until we are worshipping together again). This is a meditation based on the story of Jesus appearing on the road to Emmaus, found in the gospel of Luke. Preached for online… Read More
SERMON: The Women Who Rise.
Audio of sermon preached for St. John’s UCC, Bongards, MN. May 12, 2019. Happy Mother’s Day. You can listen here: The Women Who Rise From the sermon series Acting Like Apostles, Eastertide 2019.
Cathy Mia Kolwey 