Psalm 27 God is my light and my salvation Luke 4:1-13 Jesus temped in the desert. As a Christian community we seek faith, the infinite frontier. These are the rituals of the Christian Faith. Its continuing mission: to explore God’s new world, to seek out justice and serve others, to
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Exodus 34:29-35 Moses is radiant as he comes down the mountain. 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Jesus is transfigured upon the mountain. Paul challenges us to act boldly. We are called to speak the truth and we are called to listen boldly. Boldness comes from being vulnerable. It is time to step
Continue readingIn fall of 2017, there was a large social media campaign #metoo that saw women posting this hashtag if they had experienced sexual assault. Harvey Weinstein, a famous Hollywood producer, was charged with sexual assault on numerous accounts over decades. Our social media feeds and larger world were suddenly filled
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Being Christian means that Jesus challenges us to live to a higher standard. We are being asked to break down the systems of oppression that produce social and physical barriers both real and perceived. The gospel prescribes an ethic of generosity for Christian living…sowing generosity where nothing is expected to
Continue readingBiological Race….there is no such thing. Racism ….there is such a thing. How can that be? While there is no scientific basis for biological race, there is a social construct called race that shapes all people, every day, all throughout the globe. It was constructed by people from North and
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Human is human! Assumptions are what get us in trouble. If there was one message that stands out for me after spending the month of January exploring the theme of acceptance it is that we should never assume that someone feels welcome when they arrive at our congregation. We should
Continue readingJeremiah 17:5-10 Luke 6:17-26 Being Christian means that we are called to rise up against oppression and to participate in the work of reconciliation. Hearts can be devious (Jeremiah) and our feelings – though natural and useful – can lead us astray. Beatitudes can wake us up to new feelings
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February 10, 2019 Epiphany 5 Being Christian means that we are called to rise up against oppression and to participate in the work of reconciliation. As Christians, we are asked to be ready for the unexpected call to serve all people. But sometimes we can be “like fish in the
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Being Christian means that we are called to rise up against oppression and to participate in the work of reconciliation. We are called to combat oppression and unequal power dynamics. As Christians, we lament the state of the world and long for justice. We acknowledge that individually, in some aspects
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Epiphany 3 Luke 4:14-21 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a How do some words come to mean such different things over time? Precious metals are rare, strong and long lasting yet “you are precious” has come to express fragility. Words and knowledge change over time and we are called to seek out how
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