Monthly Archives: April 2014

Easter poem

The life of the world is alive again, The children are at play, The lilies, the songbirds, all our friends, The joy that rain and sunshine sends, All greet our hearts today. The winter’s cold, but fertile tomb, As dark … Continue reading

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Easter sermon (audio and text)

“And they walked with Him and talked with Him” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County 4/20/2014 You don’t know what it was you were looking for on that beautiful spring day. You told yourself, if nothing … Continue reading

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Passover poem

Somewhere back in the generations of your family, someone ran away: from the guns of an army, from an abusive marriage, from the whips of Pharoah, from a poor town with nothing, from a nameless dread, from the everyday lies … Continue reading

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Passover Sermon (audio & text)

Here is my sermon for the Sunday during Passover (also Palm Sunday), titled   Living a Visionary Life Series “Right Relationship #5: The Quest for Freedom” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County April 13, 2014 … Continue reading

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Stewardship Sermon: “The Math of Potlucks”

NOTE: I learned, after I wrote this sermon, that a few extremely generous people who raised their pledge during our Stewardship Sunday, and gave more than they already had decided they would. I want you to know this is the greatest, … Continue reading

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