December 12, 2017 Removal, Resistance, Return: Ezekiel 37.1–14 Delivered at Ames UCC on December 3, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie Sermons are written to be heard, rather than read. Please join us…
December 12, 2017 All Times Alleluia: Jeremiah 29.1, 4–14 Delivered at Ames UCC on November 19, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie Sermons are written to be heard, rather than read. Please join us…
November 16, 2017 Amos 1.1–2; 5.14–15, 21–24: River’s Source Delivered at Ames UCC on November 12, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie Sermons are written to be heard, rather than read. Please join us…
November 16, 2017 Honest Broker: Kings 19.4–9 Delivered at Ames UCC on November 5, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie LIKE JONAH? Why is this story in the Bible? Why have we…
November 4, 2017 Treasuring God: 1 Kings 5.1–5, 8.1–13 Delivered at Ames UCC on October 29, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie This service of worship was unusual, for several reasons. First, I broke…
October 29, 2017 Our Public Square Published October 27, 2017 in the Ames Tribune By Eileen Gebbie On Thursday night I sat down with my wife in a church basement…
October 29, 2017 Love of Neighbor: Hebrews 13.1–3 Delivered at Congregational UCC in Newton, IA during the Central Association of the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ Fall 2017 Meeting…
October 29, 2017 Des Moines Register Op-Ed On Saturday, October 28, 2017, the Des Moines Register published this Op-Ed piece, Ames church deserves kudos, not hate Campaign, for inclusive Halloween party…
October 26, 2017 Love Wins On the evening of Tuesday, October 24, a Christian blogger posted about a planned Halloween party at my church. The party was explcitly for…
October 26, 2017 I AM: Exodus 2.23–25, 3.10–15 Delivered at Ames UCC on October 1, 2017 ©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie Sermons are written to be heard rather than read. Please join us…