Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on Nov 29th, 2020
Those Who Dream… Keep Awake Isaiah 64:1-4, NRSV Mark 13:24-37, NRSV Reflections Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. — Langston Hughes, Dreams dominant power is not the ultimate power keep awake is to do truth telling, often with sadness learning to wait for God what […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Nov 22nd, 2020
When Things Fall Apart: Deconstruction Acts 9:1-19, NRSV Reflections Fanaticism is always a compensation for hidden doubt. Religious persecutions occur only where heresy is a menace — Carl Jung The dark night is God’s attack on religion. — Rowan Williams It was Apostle Paul’s dark night Jesus is one with the bodies of those who […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Nov 15th, 2020
When Things Fall Apart: Unraveling Internalized Shame John 4:1-16, NRSV Reflections Our internalized shame can become a barrier to intimacy with God. When we are seen for who we are, we can begin to heal and reconcile with our true selves, reconcile with our community and also reconcile with our Creator. — Mira Sawlani-Joyner Usual […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Nov 8th, 2020
When Things Fall Apart: Turn Matthew 25:1-13, NRSV Reflections “The fragile human world will one day be caught up into the endless glory of God and will be held securely in God’s hands forever. But this is not a moment that has arrived in all its fullness in our history. We know about the promise […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Nov 1st, 2020
When Things Fall Apart: Uncertainty Matthew 14:22-33, NRSV Reflections We might see the moral of the story as “you should have so much faith that you can walk on water toward Jesus” but the truth of this story is that Jesus walks toward us. The truth of the story is that my abundance of faith […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light