Stand Alone
Dear White Peacemakers
In this message, Pastor Osheta introduces us to an aspect of her approach to antiracism. She focuses on our shared belovedness while not compromising on boldly calling out the lie of White Supremacy. She calls this Antiracist Peacemaking.
Easter Sunday
In this sermon, Pastor Osheta reflects on what it means to be “Easter people” in light of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Palm Sunday
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. walks through chapters 11 and 12 of John which juxtapose Jesus’s close relationship with the family of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus with the scheming of the rulers and authorities to execute him. We are invited to ask ourselves questions about where we see ourselves and our world reflected in the Text.
Home By Another Way
In this Epiphany homily, Pastor T. C. draws out two themes from the story of the Magi who visit the child Jesus in Matthew 2. The first theme is Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Admiration. The second is “returning home by another way.”
Grace & Giving
During the season of Christmastide, we give each other gifts in celebration of the greatest gift ever given to the world: Jesus. The advent of Jesus into the world is the greatest demonstration of God’s grace. However, we often misunderstand God’s grace when we think of it as a ‘one-way, unilateral donation.’ As we see in Romans 15 and II Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul thought about grace very differently. For him, grace creates a new social bond and reality,…