This the first sermon in the series for our Back to the Basics series entitled “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Community. Luke 24:13-35 I’m going to tell you the story about the worst and best day of my life. A year and a half ago, Patrick got sick and didn’t get better. He began losing weight; he…
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 D. Byram This story is called, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Get Arrested … but Nebuchadnezzar gets BURNED! Before I start, let me just say that any city named Babylon is bound to be number ten on the top ten most touristy places to visit in central-wherever we are. Anyways, the King of Babylon, this…
By Sheri Hostetler Romans 12:1-8 During our communion litany, we say together a prayer that ends with this line: “Made one in Christ and one with each other, and one with all creation – we offer these gifts and with them ourselves.” There’s actually five additional words to this prayer — “and with them ourselves,…
By Lisa Hubbell What I’ve been given to say today is about listening to other voices. If this were a Quaker meeting, we would all settle back into silence, to give more time for Shannon’s words to sink in and work on us, along with whatever God guides us to pay attention to in that…
Did you know? Sarah Matsui writes an occasional column for The Mennonite as part of their “New Voices” series, which features the writing of young adults. Here is here most recent column, which takes on the idea that including marginalized people in the church “oppresses” those opposing that inclusion: SeptNV.
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