By Joanna Shenk Matthew 2:1-12 Mark 1:4-11, this version also read in addition to the NRSV I was in high school when I first learned the word “Epiphany.” At my school we had a Spring Arts Day each year, where the high school grades competed against each other in various categories: vocal, instrumental and theatrical…
By David Brazil Matthew 16:21-28 Good morning, and thank you for your hospitality. Let’s pray. As you’ve heard, my name is David Brazil; I’m the organizer for the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy and I co-pastor a house church in Oakland called the Agape Fellowship. I’m also a poet, translator, editor, curator, and a…
By Joanna Shenk Psalm 85:8-13 A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a loved one in which they asked me if I thought holiness and righteousness were important… or if I valued them as a Christian. I can’t remember exactly how they said it, but it was said in a way that…
By Joanna Shenk Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Zechariah 9:9-12 I had a hard time getting out of bed yesterday morning. I was feeling the weight of a lot of things and wondered if it was futile and disingenuous to write a sermon that offered hope. I wasn’t feeling hopeful. I was feeling more like the…
By Outreach Committee FMCSF CORE VALUES and PRACTICES in italics. Can be found on our website here. 2017 OUTREACH COMMITTEE STRATEGIES & TACTICS found below each of the core values and practices. First Mennonite Church of San Francisco strongly identifies with its rich Anabaptist heritage, believing that we are here to help bring about the realm…
By Joanna Shenk 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 When I read through the lectionary passages for this Sunday, the words from 1 Peter jumped right out at me. They were different than the other New Testament texts that told the story of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Sunday, which is today, we celebrate the end…
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