Have you ever heard of Original Sin? This idea that, because of something that happened a long time ago with the first humans, we are all born sinners and separated from God? This Sunday Josh helped us think about the problems with this starting point for our faith and offered other ways of thinking about humanity, sin, and our relationship with God - ways that bring real good news! The sermon begins at the 45:18 minute mark.
Read MoreDo you find yourself busy and exhausted most of the time? Do you feel guilt or shame when you aren’t being productive? That attachment to busyness is what Josh invites us to unlearn this week, putting in its place a value and commitment for regular times of rest and renewal.
Read MoreThis week we continued our “UnLearning” series by discussing hope. Hope plays a central role in our human experience, but what is it? Is it just a kind of wishful thinking? Or is there something more substantive that undergirds our hope? The sermon begins at the 32:40 mark.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we continued our “UnLearning” series by discussing joy. What is joy? Is there a way to make space for joy that doesn’t just feel like toxic positivity or just another thing that we aren’t living up to? We apologize that the sound and video aren’t their usual quality this week. We experienced a power outage and had to go unplugged. The sermon begins at the 22:54 mark.
Read MoreThis Sunday we were excited to hear a conversation about the journey of unlearning between lead pastor Josh Scott and our founding pastor, Stan Mitchell. The conversation starts at the 40:43 mark.
Read MoreThis week we continued our “UnLearning” series with an emphasis on reimagining community. Sermon begins at the 42:30 mark.
Read MoreIs faith primarily about holding a specific set of beliefs or doctrines? Is it about believing hard to believe things? Or is faith something more, something transformative? The sermon begins at the 33:30 mark.
Read MoreThis week we continued our “UnLearning” series by talking about “Unlearning Despair.” We are living in a difficult and unprecedented moment in our lifetime. For many of us, there are days when the constant barrage of bad news just makes us want to give up on the possibility of things getting better. Is there a way to approach this moment hopefully, without pretending or bypassing? The sermon begins at the 35:39 mark.
Read MoreThis week we were glad to be joined by guest speaker Hunter Wade. She continued our “UnLearning” series by looking at unlearning the duality between flesh and spirit. The sermon begins at 31:24.
Read MoreMany people have inherited an understanding of God that can only be described as “wrathful.” In this teaching we discuss the roots of that idea, and offer an alternative understanding of how God deals with injustice and evil, while not becoming those very things in response. The good news: God is not full of wrath, but love. Sermon begins at the 38:18 mark.
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