Unfurling: A Poem about Grief and Hope
Unfurling: A Poem about Grief and Hope
Sometimes grief feels heavy and relief can come unexpectedly.
Mental Health Sunday Sermon 2023
Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe preaching at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis for Mental Health Sunday.
How Matilda, a Minnesota Moose, Saw the First Christmas: A Christmas Story
It was something amazing to watch how people came to honor the baby Jesus. Matilda the Minnesota Moose watched and listened until she couldn’t stay awake any longer…
Thinking of Jacob’s Long Night: A Poem for Pentecost 19c on Genesis 32:22-32
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything here. Sabbatical was great and then it was September. I can’t promise I will post every week as I have in the past, though I will post when the Spirit moves. I hope you enjoy my take on Jacob wrestling with God. You are free to use … Read More
Unity and Liberation: A Sermon for Easter 7C on Acts 16:16-34 and John 17:20-26
Doubt abounds when it should be unity and liberation. Pandemic. Mass shootings. War. Suicide. Super storms. Earthquakes. Floods. Drought. Disease.These events and many more things can cause us to question our faith. And they should. For centuries human beings have been blaming God for things we are often the cause of. We want God to … Read More
Peter’s Vision for Today’s Church: A Sermon on Acts 11:1-18 for Easter 5C
If Peter’s vision taught that the followers of Christ could eat any food and maybe didn’t need to follow all the laws of Judaism, does it give any indication of how to resolved the ever-widening divisions of today?
Following Tabitha: A Sermon for Easter 4C on Acts 9:36-43
Many of us are half asleep and may even feel half dead under the weight of recent years, and the fear of what is to come. Between grief and fear we could fall under the power of apathy or ambivalence. We might believe that what we say and do won’t make a difference and, thereby, keep doing nothing.
Paul, Peter, and Agape: A Sermon for Easter 3C on John 21 and Acts 9
Jesus is still with us asking, “Do you agape me?” The church has yet to say, “Yes, Lord, I agape you and will nurture all that is yours without condition.”
Thomas, No Doubt: A Sermon for Easter 2C on John 20:19-31
Vulnerability and woundedness opens us to the power of resurrection. We don’t have to be flawless. We have to be authentic and whole, even in our suffering.