https://youtu.be/v9ujV_MB6cc?si=Zt1DycNucTrx3Cy0 This Sunday we continue in our exploration of God’s great gift of diversity by looking at what ‘bias’ is and how Jesus calls us to confront and overcome our own biases. To prepare, please read Chapter 6 in our “Awakened” book.
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https://youtu.be/TFB95XD4DLA?si=nGOb–vYCxlqhHc7 This Sunday we are beginning a new monthly worship & discussion topic: diversity. As we live in a time where efforts to honor and celebrate diversity are being restricted by the current administration, it is vital to look at how God, Jesus and our faith ancestors created, understood and welcomed the diversity that is
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https://youtu.be/CsMsFLeULSA?si=xyQIGq6QG3FnosjB This Sunday we will be spending some time with Paul and his letter to the Corinthian community. Paul was writing to this new Christian community help them understand what it means to be “a new creation.” Here, here encourages them to look at everyone with a different perspective- not as enemies or “others,” but
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https://youtu.be/0ucfUGpesSY?si=bkbLueWuMk1MfDbo The words in this Sunday’s scripture readings are words of hope for a struggling community. The Israelites had been taken to Babylon and were getting too comfortable there. The prophet Isaiah reminds them, and us, that the God of liberation hasn’t abandoned them and will lead them home if they will trust and follow.
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https://youtu.be/YF9hWcAkzLo?si=yF96f3SVz7OM7r5y Now that we are awake (pun intended) and have started the process of letting go of all of the things that might hinder us on our pilgrimage (watch last week’s sermon to hear more about this). This Sunday, we will be talking about “Embracing a New Season” with the help of Ecclesiastes 3 (For
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