Defying Norms

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Defying Norms: Prioritizing Humanity

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

John Buchanan, the great pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, one told a story about his best instruction in sabbath-keeping: “My instructor in Sa...

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Defying Norms: Insider/Outsider

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

When the Russian-Finnish border was being redrawn, the old story goes, a farmer was told that the boundary line passed right through the middle of his land...

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Defying Norms: Doing What is Ours to Do

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

Two summers ago, I experienced one of the great gifts of my life when you extended an invitation to me to take a sabbatical (as our Amy McClure is experiencing ...

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Defying Norms: Silent and Still

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

Today’s gospel story may be short, but it is rich and full with a word from the Lord today, a word of good news for each of us and all of us to hear. So letâ€...

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Defying Norms: Citizens of Audacious Hope

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

When you first look at the painting, you’re not entirely sure what you see. On a fairly dim background sits a woman, alone and blindfolded. As you look more c...

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Defying Norms: Loosening Our Grip

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Proclaimer: Emily Hull McGee

Perhaps you know Parker Palmer – the theologian and author and speaker whose book, Let Your Life Speak, is the one we give to our graduates and who is beloved...

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