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June 23, 2019
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Music making meaning.
Moving from passive support to active engagement.
How and when to show up as allies.
June 16, 2019
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“Fatherhood is caring for my family as myself. Being so moved by the will and passion of others, that I come up with compromises. I move out of the way, so my child can move freely. I move in front of her, when there is danger. I move against her, if she is putting herself or others in danger. But always moving. Always loving. Rarely am I ever unmoved, when I think of her.”
June 9, 2019
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"The gift or miracle of Pentecost may be as simple as this: that the Spirit is leading the Church to speak in languages that people can understand. And this leads to my core question for us to consider today. Does our work and our worship communicate our mission in ways that people can understand?"
April 28, 2019
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We have the knowledge. We know the science. When it comes to climate change, what we need more than anything else is the character and conviction to act. And if we want to act long-term, then we’ll probably need joy, as well.
April 21, 2019
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So come, you who are rich in faith
and you who are rich in doubt.
Let us join our hearts in awe and wonder,
for God’s love is rising among us once again.
See now, it has gone before us
and we are invited into its great unfurling story liberation and hope.
April 7, 2019
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"In our teachings as an Anishinaabe people, where we are now is referred to as the time of the Seventh Fire. It is said that long ago prophets came to our people and they said that at the time of the Seventh Fire, we as Anishinaabe people would have a choice between two paths. One path, they said, would be well worn, but it would be scorched; the other path, they said, would not be well worn, it would be green. It would be our choice upon which path to embark. Frankly, I’m pretty sure that’s where we all are now. And the time has come for all of us to choose our path.” —Winona LaDuke
March 31, 2019
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The foundation of Christendom is now cracking and crumbling after centuries of enjoying a position of power and influence. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe it’s even a God thing.
Maybe God is actively dismantling the false idols of power and security amassed through decades of colonization and Christendom.
Maybe the gospel call for love and liberation simply can’t mix with the mortar of slavery, forced assimilation, and white supremacy upon which many of our churches was built.
Maybe the foundation Christianity in the U.S. is simply too shaky to stand the test of time as moral arc of the universe bends toward justice.
Maybe we are in the midst of our own Babel moment.
March 10, 2019
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“There can be no true worship without sacrifice,
Just as there can be no justice without sacrifice,
No liberation without sacrifice.
Even love itself requires some version of sacrifice and letting go."
March 3, 2019
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"In telling his disciples to keep this dazzling image quiet until after his suffering and sacrifice, perhaps we are witnessing that Jesus understands our love of power and glory; that Jesus doesn’t want to be known as the best of these but in how he cares for the least of these."
February 24, 2019
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"Divorcing black history from white history lets white history off the hook. We need to know and not minimize the hurtful history in order to understand who we are when we come to the table. This isn’t about guilt or shame. It’s about sincerity and understanding."
February 10, 2019
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“Nothing will separate us from the love of God. It is the great gift of our faith to hold this theological promise as unshakably true. It is the great work of the church to ensure that this promise is given life and breath and reality for all people - particularly those to whom Church and society have denied this very promise."
