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Tending God's Vineyard

When we give offerings, we aren't paying dues or covering the church's bills. We're worshiping. When Israel gave...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
September 30, 2026
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Change Your Mind

Jesus was born into a divided nation. Matthew's Gospel names several factions: scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees,...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
September 23, 2026
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Wendell Berry's poem on forgiveness

This Sunday, Jesus continues the teaching we heard last week: what do to if a brother or sister in Christ sins...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
September 9, 2026
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The First Companionship

how Zion and Kirangare Parish came together
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
September 2, 2026
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the Feeding of the 7,647

a living gospel story
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
July 28, 2026
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Faith, Hope, Love & Weeds

In last week’s Parable of the Weeds of the Field, the devil sowed weeds amid God’s good field of wheat. It’s about...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
July 22, 2026
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Seeing Straight

Another parable this week, a triplet with last week’s and next’s. Last week’s parable is good news for people doing...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
July 13, 2026
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Inner Wildnerness

Image credit The gospel of Matthew - along with Mark and Luke - tell the story of the Holy Spirit, right after his...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
July 8, 2026
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Howard Thurman

on inner authority
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
June 21, 2026
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Discernment

Susannah, my daughter, just finished middle school at Sudlow. For the eighth grade graduation ceremony, each...
Rev. Clark Olson-Smith
May 28, 2026

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