Sermon: Mennonites, War and Taxes

By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Psalm 4 Answer me when I call, God of my justice!Give me relief from my distress!Have mercy!Hear my prayer! How long will you people dishonor me before God?How long will you love delusion and pursue lies?Know that those who love YHWHhave been set apart by divine will—YHWH will hear me when…

We asked four people who became a part of our community during different eras to reflect on the following questions: What did this church mean to you when you were here (in any of the realms of worship/spirituality, community, outreach)? How did that change you and/or how did you carry that out into the world? …

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…

Earlier this week, I was on my weekly morning walk with my friend when — for some reason — we began talking about plastic flowers. I think it was because the Beverly’s crafts store had closed down in Alameda several months ago, and we were regretting not having a fabric store in town anymore and…