By Joanna Lawrence Shenk 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 This year in discipleship group we’re reading the book “Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice,” and reading the book of Romans. It’s my first experience with the writings of Paul in quite awhile and it has been illuminating in a number of ways. The authors of Romans Disarmed…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Epiphany Sunday Matthew 2:1-12 Today my sermon is an experiment in imaginative storytelling. I’m going to retell the story of Jesus’ birth and the visit of the wise people. In my story I’m going to bring to life Tree’s drawing of the holy family in a tent on the streets of…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the fifth sermon in a series called “The Story of the Bible: A Hot Mess and a Healing Journey.” Scripture excerpts from Judges, Samuel and Kings In the sermon today we have another great sweep of scripture to cover: Judges, 1 and 2 Sameul and 1 and 2 Kings….
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the fourth sermon in a series called “The Story of the Bible: A Hot Mess and a Healing Journey.” Scripture excerpts from Exodus – Joshua (see below) We have a lot of ground to cover today so we’ll be reading excerpts from scripture throughout the sermon. The scope of…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Psalm 107 It felt like a punch to the gut to learn about another shooting in this country yesterday in El Paso. And then this morning while preparing for worship to learn about Dayton. And this follows less than a week after the tragedy in Gilroy at the Garlic Festival, which…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Amos 8:1-12 We do what’s possible and God does what’s impossible. That is the actual title of my sermon, it was just too long for the bulletin. One of my favorite places these days is the Faith in Action office located at the corner of Folsom and Cesar Chavez. I walk…
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