By Sheri Hostetler This is the first sermon in a Lenten series called “Capitalism: A Bible Study.” Luke 4:14-21 I’ve heard the saying, “We must read the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other” attributed to about five different people throughout my life. But no matter who said it or even how…
By FMCSF Youth Group Note: Our church’s youth group rewrote the Gospel stories for each Sunday of Lent and then presented them as children’s stories during worship. First Sunday of Lent, Feb. 18 Luke 4:16-21, “Jesus’ first sermon” Narrator 1: Before we get started with the story, I want to tell you a little bit…
Subversive singers use hymns as protest mennoworld.org/2018/01/22/news/subversive-singers-use-hymns-as-protest/ After weeks of planning and selecting their targets, members of First Mennonite Church of San Francisco entered the bank and handed staff a note with their demands. What happened wasn’t a heist but a hymn sing. Wearing signs critical of laws facilitating skyrocketing rents and corporations not paying…
By Sheri Hostetler I have referenced Elizabeth Johnson’s book She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse throughout this sermon. This is the third in an Advent series called “Wings, Wisdom and Womb: Dwelling in our Feminine Divine.” When Patrick was young, he loved the book, Mama, Do You Love Me? And no…
By Sheri Hostetler Proverbs 8 (excerpts), Wisdom of Solomon 7:29-30 I have referenced Elizabeth Johnson’s book She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse throughout this sermon. This is the second in an Advent series called “Wings, Wisdom and Womb: Dwelling in our Feminine Divine.” A few years after I graduated from seminary…
By Sheri Hostetler This is the first sermon in an Advent series on “Wings, Wisdom and Womb: Dwelling in our Feminine Divine.” I am very much indebted to Elizabeth Johnson’s book She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse throughout this sermon. I also consulted Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb’s book She Who Dwells Within: Feminist Vision…
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