Sermon Series
Interview with Dr. Reggie Williams
Interview with Bonhoeffer Scholar, Dr. Reggie Williams On Sunday, March 9th, the kick-off of our new teaching series on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic, The Cost of Discipleship, will feature a video recorded interview of Dr. Reggie Williams by Pastor TC. Dr. Reggie Williams is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University, with research interests in: Black Theology, African American Studies, Black Arts, The Harlem Renaissance, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Studies, and Christian Ethics. He is the author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus:…
The Cost of Discipleship – Lent 2025
In a time of rising authoritarianism, deep division, and political corruption, what does it mean to truly follow Jesus? This Lent, we invite you on a journey of faith, resistance, and costly grace through our sermon series on The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer, a pastor and theologian who stood against the Nazi regime, challenges us to reject “cheap grace”—a faith without sacrifice—and instead embrace the radical, transformative call of Jesus. In a world where justice is often…
Comfort Ye: Longing for Consolation – Advent 2024
Comfort Ye: Longing for Consolation This Advent, you’re invited to join other misfits as we explore the themes of hopeful waiting, prophetic comfort, and fulfillment in Christ, using the story of Simeon in Luke 2 and the beloved hymn, “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People.” In a season marked by anticipation, this series will delve into the ache of longing and the assurance of God’s promised consolation, offering hope and peace amid personal and communal suffering and challenges. This series will…
Center of Gravity – The Sermon on the Mount
“…the weightier matters of the law are justice, mercy, and faithfulness.” – Jesus (Matthew 23:23) Christian traditions often have primary books and passages they emphasize in their teaching and ministry. For example, Dispensationalist traditions gravitates toward apocalyptic books and passages, which they believe are coded with predictions about the future. They center books and passages like Revelation, Daniel, and Matthew chapter 24. Another example is the Pentecostal tradition, which gravitates toward the book of Acts and to passages about spiritual…
Mutterfest
One of the most unique and innovative traditions Moravians have is the celebration of the Holy Spirit as Mother of the Church, called “Mutterfest.” In the mid-18th century, Moravians in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania composed hymns and liturgies praising God the Holy Spirit as “Mother” at a time when the church also ordained hundreds of women for ministry. But later generations were scandalized by these “radical” practices and attempted to cover them up. Fortunately, historians like Dr. Craig Atwood have helped to…