This week, we continue our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor. Reflecting on Matthew 25:34-46, we explore how we might "see" our neighbors. Then, we hear from Marsha Stueckle, who challenges us to think about loving our neighbors through food! 

This week, Pastor Joe is joined by his old friend, the Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III. Theon is the Lead Pastor of Downs Memorial United Methodist Church in Oakland, CA, and in this conversation, they talk through the journey towards true freedom and liberation, especially as the United States prepares to recognize Juneteenth. 

This week, we continue our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor. We tune in on a prerecorded conversation between Drew Hogan, Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator of Bothell UMC, and Alex Watkinson, graduating senior and member of the Bothell UMC youth group! Alex shares her passion for agriculture and addressing the systemic injustices related to food insecurity as one of the ways she understands what it means to Love Your Neighbor! 

Pastor Joe is joined by Rev. April Casperson, Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Together, they talk about journey and call, and especially the ways we, as people of faith, can move our communities towards the Beloved Community!

This week, we launched our summer sermon series, Love Your Neighbor! Drawing from Luke 10:25-37, Pastor Joe shares how he identifies most with the lawyer who tested Jesus as we look to the challenge to "go and do likewise". 

Pastor Joe is joined by Rev. Liz Kearny, Co-Pastor of Longview Presbyterian Church and part-time chaplain at a local community hospital in SW Washington. Together, they talk about the the privilege of journeying in community in and through grief with tenderness and grace, looking to the future in hope. 

Pastor Joe finishes our sermon series, "Fresh Breath" as we explore the movement of the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness! Scripture reference: Romans 8:22-27

Pastor Joe is joined by Rev. Kristin Joyner, Deacon of Bothell United Methodist Church. Together, they talk about the role that faith plays in their lives and in the life of the church, and how we can put our faith into action as the body of Christ!

Pastor Joe preaches Part 3 of our sermon series, "Fresh Breath" as we explore the movement of the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit connects lives! Scripture reference: Acts 2:1-12

Pastor Joe is joined by Rev. Chris Ferguson, General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). Together, they discuss the situation in Palestine and Israel, looking at the complexity of the situation historically and from a lens of faith.

Learn more about the work of the WCRC here: wcrc.ch
Rev Ferguson references a map at 14:15 of the podcast, see it here.