Blogging Towards Sunday, August 3, 2025
Mary Oliver’s Poems “The Summer Day” and “Thirst & Ecclesiastes 3 [pdf] “For theology and liturgy, poetry has always mattered. Scripture begins and ends with poetry and contains swaths and … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 27, 2025
Matthew 13:31-35 & Acts 28:16-31 We come this Sunday to the end of our series in the Acts of the Apostles. This final portion seems to be in-complete. It’s thought, … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 20, 2025
Acts 17:16-31 & 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 Acts 17 tells of Paul preaching Jesus as Savior among the pantheon of the diverse gods of the Roman Empire within the public debate … Continue reading
How will they know we’re Christian? – Turning the World Upside Down.
Sunday, July 13th we continued our series on the Acts of the Apostles, looking to rediscover what the church was and what we’re called to be as the church today. … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 13, 2025
Acts 17:1-10a & 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10& 4:1-2, 9-12 Our story in Acts today tells of the emergence of the church in the Greek town of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki today) most likely … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, June 29, 2025
Acts 15:1-18, Galatians 3:5-6, 25-29 There have been many debates in the history of the church as it has worked to untangle the Word of God from the limitations and … Continue reading
The Bay Stand with LA – Public Interfaith Action 6/10
The Bay Stands with LA, Community Interfaith VigilTuesday, June 10, 20256:00 PM 7:00 PM The MAGA regime has unleashed new forces on our families, including National Guard troops and law enforcement, in … Continue reading
Stewarding for Ecology on Church Land (Webinar 6/12)
What if congregations understood their stewardship of land to be a primary missional calling in our world today? Most congregations own some amount of land, some own large swaths of … Continue reading
Organize the Church: Resisting with Our Soul, Mind, Body & Spirit
Organize the Church: Resisting with Our Soul, Mind, Body & SpiritPresented by Live Free USA and Black Church Freedom Fund Join Live Free USA and the Black Church Freedom Fund … Continue reading
No Kings Day of Action | Sat 6/14 – march with us
This June 14th, celebrate Flag Day by hoisting the US flag upside down to mark our country’s distress. Or bring other patriotic flags that celebrate the best of America, such … Continue reading
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