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Center Church on the Green - New Haven, CT

An Open and Affirming United Church of Christ Congregation
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What Kind of House?

April 18, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
We are sensitive to any hint that what gave us comfort in the past might have to change for the future. The extreme reaction of Stephen’s listeners and his execution do not and cannot
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Made Known

April 11, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
Guest preacher Caryne Eskridge continues the conversation about “re-membering” as a pair of shattered believers leaves Jerusalem on Easter afternoon. Scripture Readings bookletDownload (no transcript available)
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Keep Talking

April 4, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
The finality of death leads us to avoid talking about it in a way that pushes back reality. On seeing the empty tomb the women re-membered Jesus’ words and concluded he was alive but
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Recognition

March 28, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
A grand entrance does not presage an easy visit. The raucous demonstration touched off by Jesus’ arrival makes the knowledge he carries that much heavier. Recognizing Jesus on Palm Sunday gives us what we
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Descendant

March 21, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
Our idea of who is welcome to be friends or family tends to place many on the outside. Jesus placing Zacchaeus not only on the inside but as a model of Abraham’s inheritance scandalizes
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Extremes

March 14, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
If we are living somewhere in the vast middle of things the idea of very poor or very wealthy is something we seldom consider. This story reaches beyond our lived experience at both ends
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Value

March 7, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
It’s a little unsettling to have something missing from a collection or a grouping but we learn to live with it. Jesus turns that thinking on its head with these stories that value finding
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Third Day Story

February 28, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
The “third day story” is where nuance and detail and understanding are brought into a narrative. Jesus urges his followers to get past the breaking news and ground themselves in the ultimate purpose of
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Them

February 21, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
You know who your neighbor is until adversity strikes. The Samaritan in the parable wins respect for his actual neighborliness even though he is one of “them.” The challenge of the Christian Way is
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If You Want To Know

February 14, 2021 by Rev Matt Meditations
Our desire to have a holy or pure experience of God is punctuated by the clashing experience of real life. Being immersed in the light-cloud of God opened a window for the disciples to
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