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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...

May 2018

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 25, 2018

Making a Movement

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

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 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...

November 07, 2017

The Church Must Lead in Talking About Sexual Harassment

Early in my first pastorate I found myself leading a church in the process of...

November 05, 2017

Receive This Blessing

Matthew 5:1-12 If we were playing a game of word association and I said the...

October 2017

October 01, 2017

The Posture of a Pilgrim

Image: Courtney Pomeroy Poem: Jan Richardson Philippians 2:1-11 When I turned 40 I finished my...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

What Belongs to Me

Matthew 20:1-16 I believe that fifth grade was my favorite year of school ever. And...

September 10, 2017

All We Need Is Love

Matthew 18:15-20 Our world is literally swirling around us, and so many of us are...

September 03, 2017

I Have Decided

Matthew 16:21-28 Whenever I read our gospel lesson from the sixteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

He Wasn’t Who I Thought

In that moment I felt we stepped onto a small piece of ground that was...

June 18, 2017

Hysterical

Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 Some of you may recall back in 2015 when the New York...

June 11, 2017

The End and the Beginning (Trinity Sunday)

Matthew 28:16-20 “And some doubted.” This may just be my favorite Bible verse of all...

June 06, 2017

You Can Never Go Home Again

You know the saying that goes, “You can never go home again”? The phrase was...

June 04, 2017

Learning to Listen (Pentecost Sunday)

Genesis 11:1-11 I know that extra room in a Manhattan apartment is unusual, so I’m...

May 2017

May 24, 2017

Strong Leadership and ‘Making Straight What Has Been Crooked”

Our news feeds have been filled with depressing stories lately of leaders who demonstrate marked...

May 21, 2017

Never Alone

John 14:15-21 In the summer of 1984, everyone I knew was preoccupied with the blockbuster...

May 14, 2017

Sad, Scared, and Stingy

John 14:1-14 While other girls in my elementary school wore their brownie uniforms: jumpers with...

May 09, 2017

Caring for Creation: Idea or Action?

Recently The Riverside Church announced our intention to divest our $140 million endowment over the...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Signs of Life: Clue

Luke 24:13-35 Today is the third Sunday of Easter, a whole season celebrating resurrection. It...

April 23, 2017

Signs of Life

John 21:1-19 What are you supposed to do after resurrection? I mean, really. What are...

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