Matthew 9:9-13 This past Thursday I was out in the streets of San Francisco… for a big dance party! Ann, Del and I went together, motivated by the fact that one of our favorite musical artists, Janelle Monae, was going to spin a DJ set. A couple days before the event we found out that…
Mark 11:1-11, 15-17 Today on this Palm Sunday we have the opportunity to learn from angry Jesus. Anyone else feeling angry about anything these days?! I remember it was nearly a decade ago when Sheri first introduced me to the book, The Language of Emotions. The catalyst was me being really angry about something so…
Matthew 2:1-18 Happy new year friends and have I got a story for you! I imagine many of you are familiar with the tale of the three kings or the magi. Thank you Kate for the lovely children’s rendition this morning. I’ve also preached on the magi and epiphany a few times, so I wasn’t…
Luke 1:46-55 Thank you Nora for sharing that revolutionary scripture with us in Spanish today. This text is known as Mary’s song, or the Magnificat. It is the first instance in the gospel of Luke that we hear the divine intention to turn the world upside down. And the fact that it’s articulated by a…
Luke 8:1-3 When I was a little Joanna growing up, I often thought that it didn’t make sense that God created me a girl. According to the gender roles of the midwestern evangelical reality surrounding me, I was much more like a boy. I was outspoken and boisterous. I was sporty and argumentative. As I…
Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost is the day when the unthinkable happens. On Pentecost, 120 people sit in an upper room, waiting to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, because Jesus told them this was going to happen. I doubt any of them could have imagined what this meant. And so they wait, in a room that…
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