Sermons by Erin Beardemphl

“It’s more than Racism: The Caste System in America”

Galatians 3: 28 – Andrea Morics, Kathie Blakley, Ruth Jordan, Heather Abushanab, Sue Hammond – At the end of April, members of the congregation embarked upon a 6-week discussion of the recent bestseller Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. This deeply significant book offers a devastatingly thorough accounting of the caste system in America which began with slavery, was extended with…

Celtic Sunday

Scripture: John 1: 1-5 Rev. Erin Beardhemphl August 13, 2017 Let us pray: O God, In my deeds, In my words, In my wishes, In my reason, And in the fulfilling of my desires, In my sleep, Inmy dreams, In my repose. In my thoughts, In my heart and soul always, May the blessed Virgin…

Perpective

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 13:10-17 CHILDREN’S MESSAGE: Gather children.  Tell them the gospel story for the day.  Ask for 3 or 4 volunteers.  Have the volunteers assume a stooped position, like the woman’s in the story.  Ask them to walk around the sanctuary and come back.  Ask them:  What was that like?  Did the world look…

Black light gospel

  July 26, 2015 John 6: 1-21 Redlands UCC When Barbie came up and asked me if I could preach today, I thought, sure, why not?  But then she says, “Don’t forget, this is transition Sunday between Stan and Jill.  So make sure that the sermon addresses the changes that we are going through, and the future, and all of those transition-y…