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Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon September 09, 2018

Choices

James 2:1-13 NRSV I am so thankful for the cooler weather we’ve been having this past week and really enjoyed the more frequency in rain.  Finally.  To take a break from the heat I chose to go to Cloudcroft on

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon September 03, 2018

12 Steps to a Compassionate Life: Step 12 – Love Your Enemies

Luke 23: 32-34  September 2, 2018 Well, we’ve made it through the Summer Sermon Series.    Hopefully, we’ve  gained an awareness of how we are all challenged to live the Golden Rule to treat others as we want to be

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon August 26, 2018

12 Steps to a Compassionate Life: Step 11 Recognition

Luke 24:13-35 – NRSV Our eleventh step to a Compassionate Life is Recognition.  “We recognize a personal connection with the suffering of others and find a way to focus and act upon our concern.” (Karen Armstrong, 12 Steps to a

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon August 19, 2018

12 Steps to a Compassionate Life: Step 10 – Knowledge

Romans 15: 1-2,4-9, 13 NRSV The fact that we are on the 10th step of the 12 steps to a compassionate life  not only means that this sermon series is coming to an end, it also reflects the fact that

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon August 12, 2018

Step 9: Concern for Everybody

I have found this summer sermon series of 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life(1) by Karen Armstrong to be an interesting challenge as I apply the sense of mindfulness of past chapter’s information to my own life.  Now we are

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon August 05, 2018

Step 8: How Should We Speak to One Another?

Ephesians 4: 25-27, 29-32, 5:2a Step 8 — How should we speak to one another?1 Don’t you think it’s interesting when the title poses a question? Yes, how should we speak to one another? According to Karen Armstrong: “Kindly, gently,

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon July 29, 2018

Step 7: How Little We Know

Job 11:5-9. We start today by taking a few minutes to recap the first six steps of the 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong.1 Can you name them? Step 1: We learn about compassion by understanding its

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon June 17, 2018

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

Welcome to the beginning of the summer sermon series based on the book by Karen Armstrong1, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. The first step is to learn about compassion. There are many definitions of compassion and in my preparation

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon June 10, 2018

Living by Faith

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1. I start this morning with a story by Rachel Naomi Remen from her book Kitchen Table Wisdom. This essay is entitled “At Last”. Just a few words about the author. A medical doctor, Rachel Naomi Remen, found

Sermons Rev. Donna Cavedon May 27, 2018

Three in One

Trinity Sunday. Psalm 29. My mother was a great cook. French Canadian, but she learned so many wonderful Italian dishes, including polenta which she taught me. Our extended family gatherings were legendary and the meals were the centerpiece of each

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