At times the problems facing us, our churches, our communities, our world threaten to overwhelm us. Weariness settles in, and we focus our attention on survival, or on rearranging the deck chairs, finding a scapegoat. Listen as Pastor Nancy finds in the writings of book of Haggai a call for the church to let go… Read more
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101616 – Disciples Wrestle with the Tough Questions
Using Paul Gauguin’s Vision after the Sermon as a starting point, Pastor Nancy considers the ways in which Disciples take seriously their faith. We wrestle with Scripture, approaching difficult texts with humility, and bringing to tough conversations the overarching ethic of inclusive love found in Jesus’s teachings. We wrestle with ourselves, taking seriously the need… Read more