Trauma has a way of causing us to question our gut. But regardless of the ways society has tried to silence you, respond in such a way that your voice becomes a wellspring of life. The first sermon of Women’s History Month 2021. Follow our Guest Speaker Tiona Cage on social media, and her YouTube devotional “Tenacity and Soul.”

How can the people of God, practice missional presence in a way that brings wholeness to we who are sent as well those to whom we are sent? Jesus sends us for our own healing and for the healing of the world.

God is not waiting to pounce and punish; God is waiting to be invited in. We can practice self-examination in the joyful confidence that God loves us even in the darkest parts of ourselves.

Sexuality is of profound importance to God because it is the intersection of two things that matter deeply to God: identity and relationship. The very good news about our sexuality is that God wants people of people of all genders, orientations, and relationship statuses to experience a life-giving, joyful sexuality.

Through His Death and Resurrection, Jesus makes real reconciliation possible. This is not through shallow calls for unity or trust in American exceptionalism, but rather by revealing our sin, restructuring our communities, and renewing our spirits.

Contemplative Spirituality is the practice of slowing down and paying attention to God so that we learn to see God in more times and more places. In the face of oppression, Contemplation becomes more important, not less. In contemplation, God reveals our security in Him, deconstructs oppressive orders, and shows us the power and love present in Creation.

When the world looks like death, God is about to do something unprecedented. In the darkness of suffering and injustice, God gives His people unprecedented authority, belonging, and hope.

Sometimes we are waiting on God to change our situation, when God is waiting on us to change our perspective. While we wait, God always waits with us.

From our combined gathering with Bread and Wine Church, Pastor Sharad Yadav reflects on what it means to place our hope in God.

In the face of darkness, what does it look like to put one foot in front of the other? In community we remind one another that Jesus is Lord, and we keep going—together.