Category Archives: Pastor’s Blog
Reverend Will Burhans Weekly Blog
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Response to Supreme Court Ruling
Posted on June 28, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Pastor's BlogDear Congregation, I have been unsure what words I might offer that could be of value in this national moment. I considered just leaving it be and yet conversations over this weekend with women in my life and in our congregation have revealed how gutted, violated, and full of fear many of our sisters and […]
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Join Us for our 182nd Annual Meeting after worship in the Sanctuary and livestream
Posted on May 13, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Pastor's Blog, Racial Justice, Ripley, Small Groups, Spire link, Spiritual Practice, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, YouthSunday, May 15, 2022 Reflection and Renewal “Love one another… for I am making all things new!” ~Jesus Everyone is warmly invited to FCCW’s 182nd annual meeting on Sunday, May 15th, 20221 immediately after worship in the sanctuary and on Livestream. The agenda includes an update on strategic plan initiatives, expressions of gratitude and thanks, and remarks and […]
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The Insufficiency of Everything Attainable
Posted on September 12, 2019 by Nancy in Pastor's Blog, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeSept 12, 2019 The theologian Karl Rahner wrote about “the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable.” This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for success, victory, expertise, accomplishment and achievement in this life. It means that we should hold them lightly knowing that even the greatest of these will not satisfy. This doesn’t suggest that […]
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Rev. Will’s Blog – For the Love of Mitch and Squid
Posted on August 27, 2019 by Will Burhans in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Pastor's Blog0ver 400 people poured into our sanctuary one afternoon this summer for the funeral of Mitch, a 25 year-old who died after a 4-year struggle with cancer. His family shared with me the blog he had written over the course of his final year. It was at once beautiful and crass, poignant and blunt, insightful […]
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I Am or Not
Posted on August 22, 2019 by Will Burhans in Latest News, Pastor's BlogI Am or Not Moses once asked God “Who are you?” God said “I Am Who I Am” or translated better yet “I Am Who Am”. The Human Being created in I Am Who Am’s image at first knew pure subjectivity and could say with God “I Too Am Who Am.” The writer of Genesis […]
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Hangin’ with Jesus
Posted on August 14, 2019 by Will Burhans in Latest News, Pastor's BlogThe political left stands against gun violence saying a person’s right to bear arms cannot be valued over the lives of mass shooting victims. In response, the political right says “government laws should protect not infringe upon my inalienable rights.” The political right stands against abortion saying a woman’s right to choose cannot be valued […]
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Pastor’s Reflection: “All God’s Chickens”
Posted on August 5, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Pastor's BlogBefore she left on vacation, I told Rev. Judy that I was reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer and as a result enjoying my breakfast eggs less. Chickens are sentient beings with complex brains, individual particularities, social lives, emotions, and the capacity to suffer Most all of our eggs, even many labeled “organic” in […]
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Pastor’s Reflection: “Stranger Things”
Posted on July 17, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Pastor's Blog, Worship“Stranger Things” Rev. Will Burhans July 18, 2019 The third season of the hit Netflix show, “Stranger Things”, is out. It’s about a shadowy violent presence breaking forth from an alternate universe to spread pain and ruin in our own. The Demigorgon accomplishes its nefarious purpose by literally absorbing people into its hideous and monstrous […]
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Pastor’s Reflection: “Call to Vigil”
Posted on July 11, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Pastor's Blog, Spiritual Practice, Youth“Call to Vigil” Rev. Will Burhans July 11, 2019 Jesus tangled with politics when he healed a stranger on the Sabbath. Jesus tangled with politics when he shamed a few “good” men who were preparing – rocks in hand – to exact justice on a woman caught in adultery. Jesus tangled with politics when he […]
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