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Trevor Bechtel

Sermons

When to Break the Rules

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on Sept 28 2025

By Trevor Bechtel, 6 days6 days ago
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A Reflection on Games

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on Sept 21 2025

By Trevor Bechtel, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
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Finding the beat with Ronan the sea lion.

A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on August 24 2025 Some mornings I wake up and the windows have been left open and so I can listen to the dawn chorus, that symphony of bird song that accompanies the rising of the sun. It typically begins a few minutes before sunrise Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 1 month1 month ago
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The Gospel of all Creatures

A reflection by Trevor Bechtel on April 27, 2025 Let me start today by asking you what your favorite scripture passage is.  I won’t ask you to share it with the group, but think of one.  Did any of you choose the whole bible? This dynamic, between the Bible as Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 5 months5 months ago
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Becoming a Community of Patience

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on February 9th 2025 Something that I think about myself, and that other people often tell me they think about me, is that I am a patient person. I like this about myself and I’m glad that it is a part of who I am Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 8 months8 months ago
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Second Sunday after Christmas

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on January 5th 2025 Good morning,  A phrase many of you have heard me say before is that church is supposed to be boring. There is a wisdom here beyond setting low expectations for my sermons. Pastor Melissa Florer-Bixler the champion of this idea says, Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 9 months8 months ago
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Hope

A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on Dec 1 2024

By Trevor Bechtel, 10 months10 months ago
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Prayers of Lament

A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on November 3rd 2024

By Trevor Bechtel, 11 months11 months ago
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It’s What’s Inside Us

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on September 1st 2024 Good morning,  I’ve always loved this poem from the Song of Songs. It’s a beautiful image of desire. It was a favorite of a college girlfriend of mine and we worked together to set in an illuminated calligraphy for the wedding Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 1 year11 months ago
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The Bear at Panera

A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on August 25 2024 One of the blessings of being a part of Shalom for these last fifteen years has been getting to go out for coffee with John Powell occasionally. This typically happens at the Panera on Washtenaw. When we started going for coffee Read more…

By Trevor Bechtel, 1 year11 months ago

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