Recent Sermons

by Rev. Ellen Jennings

2 Corinthians 8:13-15

Luke 18:24-27

Many years ago, when I was working as an organizer with Bread for the World, we used to refer to the “two feet” of social ministry:  charity and justice.  Art Simon, founder of Bread, claimed that one foot should be planted in the realm of social or institutional change (i.e. creating fair and just systems), the other in the area of direct service (i.e. providing charity).  And, of course, both feet

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by Rev. Ellen Jennings

1 Corinthians 12:14-26

Mark 7:24-37

 

Hine Ma Tov Uma Nyim Shevet Achim Gam Yachad

Hine Ma Tov Uma Nyim Shevet Achim Gam Yachad

Hine Ma Tov Shevet Achim Gam Yachad

Hine Ma Tov Shevet Achim Gam Yachad.

 

In the Hebrew words of this morning’s Psalm 133: “How good and pleasant it is, when brothers and sisters dwell together in unity.”  But how hard it is, actually, to do so in practice!

 

As the choir

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by Rev. Ellen Jennings

Psalm 84

I’ve always struggled with “reentry”—the term a friend of mine taught me to use in reference to the act of returning home after spending time away.  I think, perhaps, it’s because there have been large periods of my life when where I lived was not where I wanted to be—including DC for quite awhile after I first moved here, many years ago in the early 90s.  Too hot, too far south, too urban—you get

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Greetings~

I’d like to begin by quoting the Libby Roderick lyrics I sang at the beginning of last Sunday’s sermon:

How could anyone ever tell you, you were anything less than beautiful?

How could anyone ever tell you, you were less than whole?

How could anyone fail to notice that your loving is a miracle?

How deeply you’re connected to my soul.

As I preached Sunday morning, my heartfelt prayer is that we’ll all know how deeply we are loved—and

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