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Liz Goodman
Liz Goodman is pastor of Church on the Hill in Lenox, Massachusetts, and Monterey United Church of Christ in Monterey, Massachusetts.
Separation of powers (Genesis 11:1-9)
In a mainline church, the pastor tends to have limited unilateral power.
June 8, Pentecost C John 14:8-17, (25-27)
John’s Gospel is permeated with an encouragement, indeed an insistence, on intimacy.
Liberated and vulnerable (Acts 16:16-34)
Like the characters in Acts 16, we are imprisoned to power structures.
June 1, Easter 7 (John 17:20-26)
The question of unity always raises another question: On whose terms?
Shiny things (Exodus 34:29-35)
The story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai should be paired with the story before it.
Joseph’s whole story (Genesis 45:3-11, 15)
To preach on only a portion of this passage is to do it a disservice.
February 27, Transfiguration B (Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a])
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus—like Moses and Elijah—is a figure of departure.
February 20, Epiphany 7 (Luke 6:27-38)
It’s a terrible fact that we have so many opportunities to love our enemies.
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