We will know the power of Christ’s reconciling love, the power of Christ’s outstretched arms, when we know that Jesus’ saving embrace saves us by identifying with those who suffer. The Rector preaches about lynching, victims, impunity, and James Cone.
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The Two Crowds of Palm Sunday
https://youtu.be/dbQKTDq0zaQ This is a strange day, and the strangeness doesn’t stop with the dancing, or the weather, or the branches down in Delmar. When we talk about branches in the streets, I’m not sure this is what Jesus had in mind. But the strangeness leads itself to our odd Celebrations. Palm Sunday hold strange tension,ContinueContinue reading “The Two Crowds of Palm Sunday”
The God of Jesus: The story of the Mothering Father. What do we mean when we say the word “God?” part 3
Don’t let God’s name be defined by hate and fear. The world needs more generous words about God. The God we speak of, the One we pray to in this place, our God blesses life in all its diversity. God works for liberation for ALL people. The world needs more words about the God of forgiveness and love, the God who invites us to grow up. Say the word “God.”
The God of Moses, the Midwives, and Romero: What do we mean when we say the word “God?” part 2
https://youtu.be/lM7kL0La5Yg Today I am preaching the second in a three part series of sermons on a question: “What do we mean when we say the word God?” Last week we encountered the God of Abraham, of Sarah, and of Hagar. We talked about the one God we share with our siblings who are Jewish andContinueContinue reading “The God of Moses, the Midwives, and Romero: What do we mean when we say the word “God?” part 2″
Mike Angell 