Best Massachuetts Podcasts (2026)

The incarnation of God in Christ defies a lot of things so-called Christian Nationalists would like to deify. They're wrong. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Unsettling 11:14

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The story that so closely follows Christmas might unsettle us as much as it the baby Jesus and his parents, all in flight. But Christmas doens't amke way for the world, it makes its way in the world. So unsettled is just the right feeling. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Christmas Eve 2025 13:53

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Here's a homily for Christmas Eve. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Really? 20:50

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The birth of Jesus calls us into the real in away that the world these days would take issue with. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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What to Expect When You're Expecting 21:47

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John's expectations were a little off. As it happens, so are ours more often than not. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Hope Is "Nope" 23:33

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Hope is tinged with anger and polished with defiant joy. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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(Don't Even) Think About It 23:36

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Here's a final word for this passing church year, offered with the hope that it shall unleash you into eternity if still also bound by time. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Delaying the End 25:12

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This is a long sermon, likely because it's my last in Monterey, and you never want the end to come too soon. Montery Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Job Was Framed 21:45

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As the church year nears its close, our stories for Sunday morning become more and more challenging. The press is on. We'll make it through. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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All Souls' Day 2025 18:45

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Today we remember those regular people in our live whom prior times would have easily forgotten but whom the God of the Bible would have us lift up in remembrance as embodying God's glory. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Copy Cats 24:13

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We imitate one another, which is good for us until it's bad. And then it can be very bad. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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What About Now? 22:57

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When you're most annoying dog becomes the model for how to do this. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Nothing Left to Lose 26:03

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When a whole sermon can be summed up in Janis Joplin's voicing, you gotta wonder if the 24 minutes are worth spent in listening. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Strong Medicine (Another Dose) 21:08

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A heavy dose if what we need. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Right of Redemption Is Yours 19:44

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A useless field, but worth every penny. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Mouthing Off 19:40

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The mouth-house is a tradition we gratefully stand in and we loudly mouth off from. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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One of Ours 23:19

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Charlie Kirk's muderer is one of "ours." And there are many others like him. We must welcome them in, welcome them home. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Getting in the Way 21:53

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We are called each and all. The ancient got the "all" of it, the Modern West gets the "each" of it. Jesus calls us to both/and, but today does in terms of "either/or." Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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All Ready? Not Yet? 20:24

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The Lord intends liberty. We might not be ready for that. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Wearing Care 18:48

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Does God's care wear out? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Ruinous Blessing 20:29

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Modest aims result in glorious ends. Don't believe me? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Taught to Pray 19:07

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Teach us to pray. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Not Just Yet 20:04

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All is lost. The word has fallen silent. Hear now the word speak. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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The Labor of Love 19:20

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The job of the apostles sent out is blindly obvious, yet we often miss it: Be as lambs amidst worlves. Would that the church managed that more consistently. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Trust and Do Not Be Afriad 20:17

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All who wander are not lost--but some are, or so it seems. Here's how to be found in your wandering. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Elon's Empty Chair? 23:26

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Who's feasting at the table with you in glory? Think bigger. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Tunics for Nobodies 18:53

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Tabitha spent her time making tunics for widows, not the sort of thing that will make you great in the eyes of the world. But often a life that touches deeply a few lives amounts to something greater still. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Courage for Being 22:00

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This one puzzles over the cross, which is itself the puzzle of human existence and the Christian faith. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Name Calling 19:00

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Thomas gets a bad name. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Resurrection Sunday 2025 21:22

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Happy Easter, everyone. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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To Measure a King 21:03

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We have a standard of measuring those who would rule us, a ruler beyond the ruler. The ones these days aren't measuring up. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Deported to the Kingdom of God 18:15

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It could be that to claim citizenship in the Kingdom of God we put at risk out citizenship in the kingdoms of this world. Rest assured, this is to trade up. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Strange Logic 22:22

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Everything happens for a reason? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hil, Lenox (UCC)

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That Your Glory Might Be Glory 18:25

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With heroes like the ones our popular culture has imagned, who needs villains? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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The Personal Is Political 17:31

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You have heard it said the gospel isn't political, is but a personal matter. But I say unto you, can't it be both? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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This Is the End 20:00

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The Transfiguraton is a vision of the end broken into time, enered into the middle that might encourage is our living--and Lord knows we need encouragement, and moreover courage, these days. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Do Not Fret 20:08

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Reasons for fretting are rife. Reasons for faith? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Preaching on the Level 20:27

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The Holy Spirit is with the people. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Christmas Eve 2024 9:42

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Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Can I Touch These Things? 20:45

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Take a minunte. Consider yourself. Then do the works of love. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Vengeance No More 15:41

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Good news to the poor? Check. Recovery of sight to the blind? Check. Day of vengeance for our God? Not so much. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Rev. Dr. MLK Jr Day 15:44

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This is a talk I prepared for a 2024 honoring of MLK Day, which I reworked for a gathering in 2025. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)