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Sabbath as Radical Witness
Sabbath as Radical Witness Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 6:1-13 At the very beginning of...
June 2018
June 25, 2018
Learning Leadership: A Pilgrimage to Hawaii
As I begin my fifth year as Senior Minister at The Riverside Church in the...
June 24, 2018
A Prayer for the Living of These Days
Lord, we’re here today looking for respite, relief, repair…something, anything, that will lead us safely...
June 10, 2018
Sabbath as Relationship
“Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.” It’s number four on our list of the...
May 2018
May 23, 2018
Dressing Up Faith
Earlier this week I spent a few hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wandering...
May 17, 2018
From #MeToo to #ChurchToo to #NeverAtChurch
When I first came to The Riverside Church in the City of New York, there...
May 06, 2018
Fooled by Love
Unreasonable Love Rev. Dr. Amy Butler John 15:9-17 Okay, let’s pretend we’re all Christians here....
April 2018
April 22, 2018
Fooled by the Past
Fooled by the Past Rev. Dr. Amy Butler John 10:11-18 As you may recall, it...
April 01, 2018
#FoolsToo
#FoolsToo Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 16:1-8 The date was April 8, 2007, Easter Sunday...
March 2018
March 29, 2018
Invitation, a Meditation for Maundy Thursday
It’s been 15 years since Fred Rogers died. To be honest, I never really knew...
March 25, 2018
Making a Movement
Making a Movement Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 11:1-11 There was bright sunshine warming the...
January 2018
January 26, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: Women Wage Peace
“We have had enough. All we want is this: we want you to come to...
January 17, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: We Have a Dream
This week in particular it seems appropriate to continue reporting on the #HolyWomenHolyLand trip with...
January 14, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: The Key
One of the people we met on this trip told us: “The two most dangerous...
January 14, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: In Her Own Words
On Monday we started our day in Bethlehem at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally...
January 13, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: “It’s Complicated”
“If you save one life, you save the whole world.—Talmud” On Monday we started diving...
January 13, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: Triumphal Nationalism & Secret Longing…the Powerful Words of Israeli Women
It was Sunday morning, and some of the group went to church. I did not. ...
January 12, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: Balagan
At lunch on Saturday, Shabbat, our Jewish sisters gave us an in-depth history of Israel,...
January 11, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: Dream the Future Different
On Friday morning we took a train ride in the most northern neighborhood in Jerusalem,...
January 10, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: I Come to the Garden…With a Whole Group of Holy Women
We, ironically, began our interfaith tour at yet another very Christian place: the Garden of...
January 09, 2018
#HolyWomenHolyLand: Jesus Tour
The next few posts are reflections on a trip to Israel/Palestine this month. Follow me...
January 02, 2018
Goodbye, 2017. Bring it on, 2018!
Goodbye, 2017. I can’t say that I’m going to miss you all that much; I...
December 2017
December 31, 2017
Rise
Rise Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke 2:22-40 Today we’re still talking about gifts, and we’re...
December 24, 2017
Simple Gifts: When a Letter is Not Enough
When a Letter Isn’t Enough Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke: 1:26-38 Imagine my shock this...
December 17, 2017
Simple Gifts: I Will Sing
I Will Sing Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Luke 1:46-55 The beautiful words of today’s...
December 03, 2017
Simple Gifts: Demand the Light
Demand the Light Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Mark 13:24-37 It was Christmas, 1975, and I...
November 2017
November 29, 2017
Navigating the Church’s Engagement with the Digital World
The times, they are a-changing. This is typically the lament of the elders, a group...
November 26, 2017
Longing For Home
Longing For Home Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Matthew 25:31-46 I went to elementary school at...
November 21, 2017
How to Survive in Today’s America: Become an Evangelical
I proudly call myself an evangelical, though some argue that point with me. The bottom...
November 19, 2017
How Should the Church Talk About Money?
Money, Money, Money, Money Rev. Dr. Amy Butler Matthew 25:14-30 For most people, talking about...
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