Friends and Neighbors we are excited to journey with on through our Lenten series Digging In: Living through the Hard Stuff. This Lent season we are using Walter Bruggemann’s Lent Devotion, A Way Other Than Our Own, we’ll face the hard path “of resisting our culture’s way of self-indulgence and find that we, too, are called to walk an alternative path of humility, justice, and peace.” This week join Pastor Anjie as she lead us in text on The Wrong Temple. 

Scripture:  - John 2:13-24; Psalm 130 (UMH 848

Friends and Neighbors we are excited to journey with on through our Lenten series Digging In: Living through the Hard Stuff. This Lent season we are using Walter Bruggemann’s Lent Devotion, A Way Other Than Our Own, we’ll face the hard path “of resisting our culture’s way of self-indulgence and find that we, too, are called to walk an alternative path of humility, justice, and peace.” This week join our Ministry Intern Ruth as she leads us in text on Seeing Clearly - Loving Dearly - Following Nearly. 

Scripture:  - John 9:1-41; Psalm 23 (UMH 754 or 137)

Friends and Neighbors we are excited to journey with on through our Lenten series Digging In: Living through the Hard Stuff. This Lent season we are using Walter Bruggemann’s Lent Devotion, A Way Other Than Our Own, we’ll face the hard path “of resisting our culture’s way of self-indulgence and find that we, too, are called to walk an alternative path of humility, justice, and peace.” This week join Pastor Andi as they lead us in text on Summoned Beyond Ourselves. 

 Friends and Neighbors we are excited to journey with on through our Lenten series Digging In: Living through the Hard Stuff. This Lent season we are using Walter Bruggemann’s Lent Devotion, A Way Other Than Our Own, we’ll face the hard path “of resisting our culture’s way of self-indulgence and find that we, too, are called to walk an alternative path of humility, justice, and peace.” This week join Pastor Andi as they lead us in text on A Nighttime Gnaw & A New Possibility. 

Friends and Neighbors we are excited to journey with on through our Lenten series Digging In: Living through the Hard Stuff. This Lent season we are using Walter Bruggemann’s Lent Devotion, A Way Other Than Our Own, we’ll face the hard path “of resisting our culture’s way of self-indulgence and find that we, too, are called to walk an alternative path of humility, justice, and peace.” This week join Pastor Anjie as she leads us the text on temptation and self-denial. 

Have you ever heard of a Liturgical Calendar? Some say it is the mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, which calls us to live his mystery in our own lives. While others view it as a seasonal format to structure worship and make room for all, some have never heard of it. Regardless of your position, we invite you to join this week’s Neighborhood Conversation with Andi, Anjie, and Kylan. They will be exploring the liturgical calendar, what it means to Neighborhood in a community worship setting, and how it also assists in framing personal spiritual practices. 

Show Time: 54 minutes 10 seconds

Join in this week’s Neighborhood Conversation as we offer a behind-the-scenes look at how we formulate each of our worship series. Using Luke 14:4-14, we dive into what Jesus is asking of us in this text. Is Jesus seeking to be invited to every party with glitter, or is Jesus instructing us to say yes to the value and wholeness of all people, not just their value to an unjust and inequitable society structure? 

Neighboring tactics, church renovation projects, and good times are what happens when a church centers the voice of the community to dream of a way forward. Join in our introductory episode of Neighborhood Conversations with Andy, Anjie, and Kylan as they look back on all that transpired to get them here today. Though no one expected a high demand building or a global pandemic they did know that from the beginning they’d be committed to LGBTQIA+ inclusion and anti-racism.