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Readings: Isaiah 11: 1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Preacher: Marilyn Catherine There is a famous painting, The Peaceable Kingdom, inspired by this week’s first reading. It depicts a child embracing a lion and traditional natural enemies of the animal kingdom gathered together in peaceful company. The painter, an American folk artist, Edward Hicks (1780-1849) spent 29 years of his life… read more →

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 Acts 13:14,43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 Preacher: Marilyn Catherine Jane Goodall, the noted anthropologist, who has spent her life living with, learning about, protecting, and advocating for chimpanzees in the wild, describes an experience she had with a chimp who was being released back into the wild. There was a distance to travel and the caged chimp was… read more →