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As we continue to work our way through this Lenten season, and the last 24 hours of Jesus' life, Mitchell invited us to take a look at the irony and paradox of the Gospel. This week he preached from Mark 14:53-65 - Jesus before the Sanhedrin.  

We welcome your thoughts and reflections on this series and these last 24 hours of Jesus' life. Message us on social media or emails us: [email protected]

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Rebecca, Mitchell, and Phil discuss the fourth Sunday in Lent. Mitchell is officially back from parental leave and takes us on a deep dive into the real meaning of irony and paradox. They also spend some time talking through Children's Time and Victoria's invitation to pray like we play.

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Rev. Joshua Manning, Senior Pastor at Warren UMC near Fair Park in Dallas, TX, sat down with Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss Lent through the lens of various traditions. Joshua shares a bit of his story growing up in a pentecostal denomination, they riff on the Gospel of Mark, and spend time discussing the benefits of fasting. Joshua makes the invitation that even though we are half way through Lent, it's not too late to start your Lenten practice. 

What are you doing for Lent?

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Mitchell is officially back after his parental leave to preach our third Sunday in Lent. 

This week we continued to journey through the last 24 hours of Jesus' life, and specifically focused on the arrest of Jesus. Mitchell took us into the betrayal Jesus felt and invited us to consider the provocative nature of grace found in Mark 14:43-50. If grace is offered even for Judas what can we take from that? And in this season of immense grief, what can we learn from this passage? 

Let us know what you thought of Mitchell's sermon. We welcome your feedback.

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Shamika Klassen joined Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss how she not only became a "Tech Chaplain," but launched techchaplain.com. They talk about communion, Lent, and other religious rituals that can (should?) take place in virtual spaces. They also talk about ethics in digital spaces and what role the church has to play in advocating for justice, even/especially digitally! 

Find out more about Shamika and her work at www.techchaplain.com or find her on twitter: @shamikalashawn

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For our second Sunday in Lent, Phil took us to the Garden, specifically the Garden of Gethsemane. He spoke of his experiences in this garden when he traveled to the Holy Land and how olive oil press gives us insight into the immense pressure Jesus was facing. 

Phil invites us to consider the suffering of Jesus as Christ's solidarity with humanity. To live is to suffer, what do we do with that suffering, and is there meaning to be made from it. 

Follow along in the text: Mark 14:32-42  Let us know your thoughts on this sermon and how we can be in solidarity with you through the suffering as well.

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Rebecca and Phil discuss the second Sunday in Lent, which took us to the Garden. Specifically the Garden of Gethsemane, but much of the theme for the day revolved around a garden, or gardening. They talk through the experience of the garden, questions that come with Mark's Gospel experience of Jesus in the garden, and how the liturgy invited us into a deep reflection of those questions. 

We always love to hear your reflections. Let us know what you thought about this week's worship.

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Kam De Leon joined Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss a multitude of things. Kam, as a part of De Leon Provisions, fed over 2800 meals last week at the Convention Center during the winter storm in Dallas. They discuss the complexities of pull that off. 

Kam wears many hats, including overseeing the community garden at White Rock UMC. They talk the garden, how to claim your plot, and garden work days coming up in the Spring. And finally, they discuss the importance of food.

This is a wonderful conversation that highlights many of the wonderful qualities of White Rock UMC.

You can claim your garden plot at www.wrumc.org/garden.

Keith preached the first Sunday of Lent on Mark 14:12-25. We begin our journey through the last 24 hours of Jesus' life with the Passover meal and institution of the Lord's Supper.   

Keith invites us to not only view communion as an opportunity to feast with Jesus, but each meal we partake.

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On this episode Rebecca is joined by Faron Vassen - keyboardist, and Dexter Evans - tech/producer for a special music episode. They reflect on the first Sunday of Lent and the role music plays in the liturgy of our worship week in and week out.