"Woke up Sunday morning..."
Psalm 112, Philippians 2: 1-11, Luke 14: 1, 7-14 It was 2007, the year I retired. I was on an ancestry hunt, researching what I hoped...
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The Rev. Bob Holum
- Aug 21, 2022
- 4 min
In Search of Resilience
Isaiah 58, Psalm 103, Luke 13 Resilience is a word I’ve thought about this week. I heard a school principle in the north country state...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Aug 14, 2022
- 8 min
The Unity of Wrath and Love
Jeremiah 23:23-29; Luke 12:49-56 As I mentioned during announcements, this is my final Sunday with you this summer. I would rather that I...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Aug 7, 2022
- 8 min
Do Not Be Afraid
Genesis 15:1-6; Luke 12:32-40 I’d like to spend some time with the first lesson that Luke Harris read from Genesis because it becomes the...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 31, 2022
- 8 min
Silver Candlesticks of God's Grace
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Luke 12:13-21 Our first lesson today from Ecclesiastes, which Ella Nalle read for us, has historically...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 24, 2022
- 8 min
Thy Will be Done
Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13 For those of you who were here last week, you will have to endure another story from the boarding school...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 17, 2022
- 7 min
The Chores of Fear & the Chores of Love
Genesis 18:1-10; Luke 10:38-42 The lesson that I just read from Luke’s gospel is a type of short, encapsulated story that is often called...
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The Rev. Robert Tate
- Jul 10, 2022
- 6 min
Our Good Samaritan Story
A sermon preached by the Rev. Robert L. Tate on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at The Church of the Ascension, Saranac Inn, NY. Today is a very...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 3, 2022
- 7 min
Extraordinary Grace in Ordinary Things
2 Kings 5:1-14 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Our first lesson from the Old Testament that Hank Harder read is a rich story with far more to reflect...
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The Rev. Bob Holum
- Sep 5, 2021
- 6 min
Getting Lost
Mark 7:24-30 I’ve been practicing my talent for getting lost. Rosie the hound dog and I set off this week to visit a certain sandy bank...
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The Rev. Bob Holum
- Aug 22, 2021
- 6 min
After the Picnic or “Bread and Bread”
Jesus had been preaching and healing in large outdoor spaces around the sea of Galilee - think of the parking lot at the boat launch or...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Aug 15, 2021
- 6 min
My Soul Magnifies the Lord
Every Sunday within the Christian church is a celebration of Resurrected Life in Jesus. In addition to that assumed foundation, I am...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Aug 8, 2021
- 7 min
Beauty is the Bread of Life
I’m going to try and do three things with you today. First, I will draw our attention to a distinction that Jesus makes between material...
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The Rev. Jason Harris
- Aug 1, 2021
- 7 min
The Bread of Life
Our passage today from the Gospel of John describes an event that took place the day after Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 25, 2021
- 6 min
Forgiven, Loved, and Free
Today we hear John’s account of one of the most famous episodes of Jesus’ ministry, the feeding of the five thousand. I’d like to begin...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 18, 2021
- 7 min
The Grace of Starlight
Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm 23 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The first verse of our Gospel lesson to which I would like to draw your...
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The Rev. Tyler Montgomery
- Jul 11, 2021
- 6 min
The Pollen of God's Grace
Amos 7:7-15 Mark 6:14-29 We are thrust into a story of royal incest this morning through Mark’s account of John the Baptist’s death. We...
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The Rev. Bob Holum
- Jul 4, 2021
- 7 min
Baptism of Grace
Deuteronomy 10:17-21 Hebrews 11:8-16 Matthew 5:43-48 Many of you know I scooted west last September after our last service. Caught up...
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Church of the Ascension
- Sep 6, 2020
- 4 min
End of Season Labor Day Epistle
Dear Church of the Ascension, Labor Day weekend signals the end of our summer worship season at the Church of the Ascension. As seasonal...
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The Rev. Bob Holum
- Sep 6, 2020
- 7 min
Delight and Sanity
Psalm 119 Romans 13 Matthew 18 I want to begin today’s meditation with a quote from my colleague Tyler Montgomery’s end of season...
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