“Stages of Faith”
Sermon by Kevin Tarsa, ministerial intern
First Parish in Wayland
October 23, 2011
In my sermon a few weeks ago, I spoke of playing church with my siblings when I was young, and afterward a number of you told me stories of your childhood experiences of religion and a bit about your religious journeys since [...]
“IN PRAISE OF WHAT SUSTAINS”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Mass.
by the Rev. Ken Sawyer
on October 16, 2011
READING by Mary Louise Schmalz (former First Parish intern)
I was in a conversation with someone recently, and at the end of our talk she said, rather defensively, “You don’t have to take care of me, [...]
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
On October 9, 2012
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
Are we good? For those who don’t know, let me note that that is a phrase often used lately between people to seek reassurance that things in a relationship are going okay. I lifted it as a title for this [...]
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“AT THE BEGINNING:
WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
November 9, 2008
The Rev. Ken Sawyer
William Ellery Channing — what shall we call him? The founder of Unitarianism in America? The father of [...]