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July 2018

July 08, 2018

Sabbath as Radical Witness

Sabbath as Radical Witness Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 6:1-13 At the very beginning of...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Learning Leadership: A Pilgrimage to Hawaii

As I begin my fifth year as Senior Minister at The Riverside Church in the...

June 24, 2018

A Prayer for the Living of These Days

Lord, we’re here today looking for respite, relief, repair…something, anything, that will lead us safely...

June 10, 2018

Sabbath as Relationship

“Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.” It’s number four on our list of the...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Dressing Up Faith

Earlier this week I spent a few hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wandering...

May 17, 2018

From #MeToo to #ChurchToo to #NeverAtChurch

When I first came to The Riverside Church in the City of New York, there...

May 06, 2018

Fooled by Love

Unreasonable Love Rev. Dr. Amy Butler John 15:9-17 Okay, let’s pretend we’re all Christians here....

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Fooled by the Past

Fooled by the Past Rev. Dr. Amy Butler John 10:11-18 As you may recall, it...

April 01, 2018

#FoolsToo

#FoolsToo Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 16:1-8 The date was April 8, 2007, Easter Sunday...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Invitation, a Meditation for Maundy Thursday

It’s been 15 years since Fred Rogers died. To be honest, I never really knew...

March 25, 2018

Making a Movement

Making a Movement Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 11:1-11 There was bright sunshine warming the...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Women Wage Peace

“We have had enough. All we want is this: we want you to come to...

January 17, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: We Have a Dream

This week in particular it seems appropriate to continue reporting on the #HolyWomenHolyLand trip with...

January 14, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: The Key

One of the people we met on this trip told us: “The two most dangerous...

January 14, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: In Her Own Words

On Monday we started our day in Bethlehem at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally...

January 13, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: “It’s Complicated”

“If you save one life, you save the whole world.—Talmud” On Monday we started diving...

January 13, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Triumphal Nationalism & Secret Longing…the Powerful Words of Israeli Women

It was Sunday morning, and some of the group went to church. I did not. ...

January 12, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Balagan

At lunch on Saturday, Shabbat, our Jewish sisters gave us an in-depth history of Israel,...

January 11, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Dream the Future Different

On Friday morning we took a train ride in the most northern neighborhood in Jerusalem,...

January 10, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: I Come to the Garden…With a Whole Group of Holy Women

We, ironically, began our interfaith tour at yet another very Christian place: the Garden of...

January 09, 2018

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Jesus Tour

The next few posts are reflections on a trip to Israel/Palestine this month. Follow me...

January 02, 2018

Goodbye, 2017. Bring it on, 2018!

Goodbye, 2017. I can’t say that I’m going to miss you all that much; I...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

Rise

Rise Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke 2:22-40 Today we’re still talking about gifts, and we’re...

December 24, 2017

Simple Gifts: When a Letter is Not Enough

When a Letter Isn’t Enough Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke: 1:26-38 Imagine my shock this...

December 17, 2017

Simple Gifts: I Will Sing

I Will Sing Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke 1:46-55 The beautiful words of today’s...

December 03, 2017

Simple Gifts: Demand the Light

Demand the Light Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 13:24-37 It was Christmas, 1975, and I...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

Navigating the Church’s Engagement with the Digital World

The times, they are a-changing. This is typically the lament of the elders, a group...

November 26, 2017

Longing For Home

Longing For Home Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Matthew 25:31-46 I went to elementary school at...

November 21, 2017

How to Survive in Today’s America: Become an Evangelical

I proudly call myself an evangelical, though some argue that point with me. The bottom...

November 19, 2017

How Should the Church Talk About Money?

Money, Money, Money, Money Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Matthew 25:14-30 For most people, talking about...

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