"But the end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opposers into friends. The type of love that I stress here is not eros, a sort of esthetic or romantic love; not philia, a sort of reciprocal love between personal friends; but it is agape which is understanding goodwill for all. It is an overflowing love which seeks nothing in return. It is the love of God working in the lives of [people]. This is the love that may well be the salvation of our civilization." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The "No Stupid Questions" series continues.

Watch where you are going.Lean in toward what you love.When in doubt, tell the truth. —Lynn Ungar

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

This service kicks off the "No Stupid Questions" series.

"But I heard you singing in four-part harmony    that everyone,    everyone,    is beautiful.And I hoped that everyone included me."- Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Howard from The Invisible Woman

Guest minister Jordinn Nelson Long preaches on what she DOESN'T believe about abortion.

"Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength." Betty Friedan

"The bread of her waist, a loafwe would knead with 8 year old palmssweaty from play. My brother and I marveledat the ridges and grooves. How they would summit at her navel.How her belly looked like a walnut. How we were once seeds that resided inside.We giggled whenever she would recline on the couch,lift her shirt, unbutton her pants, let her belly spread like cake batter in a pan.It was as much a treat as licking the sweet from electric mixers on birthdays.The undulating of my mother’s belly was nota shame she hid from her children. She knewwe came from this. Seemed grateful." -Sonya Renee Taylor

Sean's homily for Flower Communion Sunday.