This is the fourth sermon in an Advent series entitled “Wilderness and Womb: We are the Ones Being Born” Luke 1:26-38, 44-55 I used to regularly attend a meditation community in Oakland, and my favorite service was the one on Saturday at 5 p.m. The service leader would refer to this service as a hinge…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk John 1:6-8, 19-28 It’s the third Sunday of Advent, which is traditionally the Sunday to rejoice in our waiting, and a pink candle is often lit to symbolize this. So far this advent we have talked about what it means to live in kairos time, which is the new age of…
This sermon, by Joanna Lawrence Shenk, was given on the Second Sunday of Advent during our worship series, “Wilderness and Womb: We are the Ones Being Born.” The scripture text is Mark 1:1-8. We are the ones being born. I love this thought put forward by Worship Committee in planning our Advent series. It’s also…
This sermon, by Sheri Hostetler, was given on the First Sunday of Advent during our worship series, “Wilderness and Womb: We are the Ones Being Born.” It’s based on Mark 13:24-37. Jerome and Patrick adopted DeeDee because when they walked through the kennels at the animal shelter in Alameda, the only dog that wasn’t jumping…
The Climate Action Group — with the approval of the congregation — recently sent this letter to Gov. Newsom asking him to ban fracking. While we wrote on behalf of our congregation, please feel free to send our governor your own individual letter! Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear…
I Thessalonians 5:1-11 “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters and siblings, you do not need to have anything written to you.” (I Thess. 5:1) What is the time we are in right now? What is our season? The answer is not winter. Even though it really feels like winter. And yes,…
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