January 22, 2024

Blunt Words

January 22, 2024/ Elsa Worth

Many people hate this verse because they were raised in a tradition that portrays God as a fearsome judge

November 20, 2023

The Cosmic King

November 20, 2023/ Elsa Worth

What do you do with all the strange imagery in the Bible of heaven and earth, of eternal rewards (or punishments) and of Christ as cosmic ruler?

July 03, 2023

I am not God

July 03, 2023/ Elsa Worth

I’ve heard a lot of people say they don’t like how full of himself Paul seems to be.

August 22, 2022

Pride

August 22, 2022/ Elsa Worth

As we prepare for Keene Pride week in our community and in our church, this reading gives us the chance to clarify what we mean when we use the word pride.

August 02, 2021

Exist

August 02, 2021/ Elsa Worth

I don’t know about you, but while I often give thanks to God for a lot of things, existing is not generally one of them.

July 19, 2021

Protection

July 19, 2021/ Elsa Worth

I hardly want to open the paper just lately, with all the fires and droughts and floods and variants and attacks on voting rights, etc. If I had my way, these things would not happen. I suspect you would make changes in the world, too, if it were in your power to do so. But it’s not.

June 14, 2021

Humility

June 14, 2021/ Elsa Worth

We can plead, whine, pray and complain, but when push comes to shove, God’s going to do what God’s going to do, and our lives are going to be what our lives are going to be, whether we like it or not.

August 17, 2020

Humility

August 17, 2020/ Elsa Worth

It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.

August 26, 2019

Right Sized

August 26, 2019/ Elsa Worth

It is easy to allow life sweep me up in to-do lists, busy schedules and day to day demands.

April 08, 2019

Submission

April 08, 2019/ Elsa Worth

Submission to Christ is not something we talk about all that much in our modern liturgy, and it is a topic that feels rather…uncomfortable.

September 17, 2018

Serve

September 17, 2018/ Elsa Worth

Whether it’s a king, emperor, dictator, president, prime minister, CEO or bishop, in our experience, leadership is often equated with some kind of prestige and power over others.

December 11, 2017

Testify

December 11, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It is truly a spiritual discipline to step out of the center, and humbly recognize that God is the one who is in charge.

October 16, 2017

Right Size

October 16, 2017/ Elsa Worth

When I remember how small I am in relation to all of time and creation, it can feel like quite a relief that God is the one who is responsible for ordering the universe - and not me!

August 20, 2017

Worship

August 20, 2017/ Elsa Worth

What is worship, really, but putting ourselves at the feet of something larger than ourselves?

February 27, 2017

Dust

February 27, 2017/ Elsa Worth

It's not an easy thing to do and takes some courage to look at our failings and our shortcomings, but it is an extremely important step in making our way toward a more faithful life and a more peaceful world.

November 28, 2016

Prepare

November 28, 2016/ Elsa Worth

John the Baptist, and all the prophets before and since, are always more like voices crying out in the wilderness - than like the voice of the mainstream.