No Pain, No Gain!?

October 25, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text:  Psalm 36:  5 – 9 & Habakkuk 3: 17 – 19 Author Elizabeth Gilbert writes in her best selling book Eat Pray Love:  “I’ve had a lot of time to formulate my opinions about divinity since that night on the bathroom floor when I spoke to God […]

Wings and Arms

August 16, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz   Text:  Matthew 13:  1 -9 & 18 – 23   This past week, I had face to face conversations with two clergy friends of mine who are currently serving churches. After discussing a variety of topics, each one asked me what I was preaching about on Sunday.   […]

Raising Raucous Voices

May 3, 2015- Rev. Jan Hryniewicz   Text: Psalm 85: 8 – 13 & Isaiah 65: 17- 25 If you have been watching the news, and I’m sure you have…. you will have heard that Snuggle Therapy has come to Maine! Have you heard that? Those who are in the need of a platonic touch […]

Mountaintop Magic

March 1, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: Isaiah 55: 9 – 12 & Luke 9: 28 – 36 I have to begin today by announcing something I just learned yesterday:. Marcus J. Borg, beloved husband and father, renowned teacher, author and leading scholar of the historical Jesus, New Testament and contemporary Christianity, died on […]

What you see is what you get!

October 12, 2014 Text: Exodus 3: 1 – 12 & Matthew 13: 15 – 17   There is an ancient story about a botanist who was studying the heather bell found in the highlands of Scotland. While looking through his microscope at this beautiful flower, he was approached by a shepherd who asked what he […]