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2016-02-14T13:00:09-04:00

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Can I Resist Temptation?

Last updated on: February 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm By Amy Butler

Can I Resist Temptation? Luke 4:1-13 Lent began this week: 40 days of walking with Jesus toward the cross. Over the next few weeks we’ll be reading the gospel passages with the theme: A Questioning Faith. We’re pretty good around here at applying a critical eye to texts and traditions; familiar religious approaches to most anything are held under microscopic scrutiny from time to time here at The Riverside Church. And that’s a good thing, to question our faith. But... Read more

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2016-02-09T17:10:11-04:00

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Defaulting to Grace

Last updated on: February 9, 2016 at 5:10 pm By Amy Butler

I recently had an opportunity to share lunch and conversation with a group of female seminarians. Over the course of the conversation I heard several fascinating questions, but one has been floating on the edge of my consciousness ever since it was raised. “In your view, what are the similarities between racism and sexism?” Though my ethnicity and cultural identity is native Hawaiian, I experience all the advantages of being white in America. I can’t claim a personal understanding of... Read more

Living in Relationship

2016-02-07T15:04:30-04:00

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Shine, Jesus, Shine

Last updated on: February 7, 2016 at 3:04 pm By Amy Butler

Shine, Jesus, Shine Luke 9:28-36 Today we’re at the fifth Sunday following the Epiphany, this little season of the church year that begins with the Magi following one star in dark sky, leads us through story after story about Jesus’ earthly ministry, and lands us here—this year it’s in the gospel of Luke, chapter 9—on a special Sunday called Transfiguration Sunday. One commentator claims this is the most difficult passage to preach all year long—I’m not sure I completely agree... Read more

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2016-01-31T13:49:48-04:00

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Jesus Offends Me

Last updated on: January 31, 2016 at 1:49 pm By Amy Butler

Jesus Offends Me Luke 4:16-30 Today we find ourselves on the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, a time in the liturgical year that takes us from the celebration of Christ’s birth right up to the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday, a six week season of penitence, reflection, and preparation for Easter. This little season of the year has to do with light—it begins with the story of the Magi following a star, and leads us through stories about Jesus’... Read more

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2016-01-26T12:30:18-04:00

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When Church Really Isn’t What We Think It Is

Last updated on: January 26, 2016 at 12:30 pm By Amy Butler

One of the best things about being a pastor is that over the course of experiencing the pastorate you can collect really great stories. Only some of those stories can be repeated in polite company, but that’s a topic for another column. Among the stories we collect, there are many that live in our memories as potent reminders of the presence of God. And who doesn’t need a few of those every once in awhile? Sometimes — most times —... Read more

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2016-01-12T13:16:01-04:00

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We’re Human Too

Last updated on: January 12, 2016 at 1:16 pm By Amy Butler

Before you begin reading this column, I want you to know that I’m assuming we’re all clear on the fact that the pastor is a human being. This might sound like a strange way to start off. I mean, we all know the pastor is a human being, because the pastor needs to eat and sleep, sometimes the pastor has children, and drives a car, and worries about saving for retirement. Of course the pastor is a human being. But the whole... Read more

Living in Relationship

2016-01-04T15:43:28-04:00

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When the Ordinary is Suspended

Last updated on: January 4, 2016 at 3:43 pm By Amy Butler

There’s a short story written by Philip Gulley, well-known Christian writer and Quaker pastor from Indiana. Here’s how it goes: I was born deep in the winter. Each birthday my father phones to recount the events surrounding my birth. Our sons are asleep in their bedroom under the eaves. My wife and I are sitting in front of the fireplace; she is doing her needlework and I am reading a mystery. The phone rings. I ease out of my chair,... Read more

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2015-12-20T12:51:15-04:00

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What Can I Bring Him?

Last updated on: December 20, 2015 at 12:51 pm By Amy Butler

What Can I Bring Him? Hebrews 10:5-10 Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of love. These past weeks we have been living in the darkness and waiting for the light, working to make room in our hearts and in our community for Christ to be born even in us…for the promises of hope, peace, joy, and, yes, love, to take root in our very lives and offer the possibility of light and transformation to our dark... Read more

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2015-12-16T14:58:47-04:00

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We Are Better Than This

Last updated on: December 16, 2015 at 2:58 pm By Amy Butler

Even the memory feels vaguely cheesy, as do most things Disney (in my experience). I was 6 years old; the date was July 4, 1976. For that year of my life my family lived in Orlando, Fla., and my parents took the whole family to Disney World for the bicentennial celebration. It’s one of my earliest memories: fireworks and popcorn and Mickey Mouse and strains of “It’s a Small World After All” — an optimism, hope and pride that framed... Read more

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2015-12-17T22:21:16-04:00

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Let There be Peace on Earth?

Last updated on: December 17, 2015 at 10:21 pm By Amy Butler

Let There Be Peace on Earth? Philippians 1:3-11 Advent 2 “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and the first responders in San Bernardino.” “Thoughts and prayers are with #SanBernardino.” “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, families, and brave first responders.” “Please keep the victims of #SanBernardino California in your prayers.” Perhaps channeling mine and maybe your anger, impatience, horror, and disgust with the empty platitudes of politicians who not only are on the payroll of the... Read more

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