Wrestling with God

https://youtu.be/b_dkAcvaiBw Holy Communion UCity · The Rev. Mike Angell: Wrestling With God Here’s a thesis: the Bible’s endurance comes from its mystery. These Genesis stories were told for hundreds of years before every being written down. The stories are probably close to three thousand years old. They were campfire tales, told and refined by storytellersContinueContinue reading “Wrestling with God”

The Fire Next Time

https://youtu.be/hFC5-Wf0mYE Holy Communion UCity · The Rev. Mike Angell- The Fire Next Time In 1962, James Baldwin penned a letter to his nephew. Anticipating the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, Baldwin was considering the state of black life in America and giving advice to the young man especially around how to interact with whiteContinueContinue reading “The Fire Next Time”

What if Christianity is a Way of Paying Attention?

https://youtu.be/sbolu92dXfQ What if Christianity is simply a way of paying attention? After all the beliefs, after all the pomp and circumstance and the great cathedrals are stripped away, after all of the behaviors and the admonitions to avoid certain behaviors are taken aside, what if Christianity is primarily a way of paying attention? I’ve beenContinueContinue reading “What if Christianity is a Way of Paying Attention?”