Baptism

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We inhabit an era of unprecedented change. New ideas, new technologies, new discoveries, and new challenges seem to come one after the other, exciting and disorienting and sometimes disturbing. And as Christianity itself evolves, what anchors us, here and now, in communion with followers of Jesus across the world and the ages? In this series, we will consider two embodied practices, known as “sacraments,” handed down through the centuries—baptism and eucharist. These ancient, enacted rituals help root us as participants in the Christian way, giving us incarnate experience of identity and inclusion.

Eucharist

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We inhabit an era of unprecedented change. New ideas, new technologies, new discoveries, and new challenges seem to come one after the other, exciting and disorienting and sometimes disturbing. And as Christianity itself evolves, what anchors us, here and now, in communion with followers of Jesus across the world and the ages? In this series, we will consider two embodied practices, known as “sacraments,” handed down through the centuries—baptism and eucharist. These ancient, enacted rituals help root us as participants in the Christian way, giving us incarnate experience of identity and inclusion.

Feast of All Saints

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The Festival of All Saints celebrates the faithful women and men, known and unknown, past and present, whose lives have been marked by the love and grace of God. It is an opportunity for us, as a church, to thank God for them and to remember the roles they have played in bringing Divine Love into our lives and into this world.

This morning, we have the opportunity to hear from Valinda Harlan and Carlos Fernandez as they share stories of lives that have drawn them, personally, deeper into Divine Love.

Theologically Non-Violent and Non-Dominion

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The notion of evolution precedes science. In its earliest form, evolution, from the Latin evolutio, referred to “unrolling,” meaning opening out or development. This idea—that life, this world, people, and even consciousness are ever-becoming—is consistent with what we see when we look back at human history. Over time, earlier forms of anything that continues to exist have developed and diversified. With this in mind, this sermon series has three aims. First, it intends to explore the development and diversification of Christian thought. Second, it will trace the roots of contemporary Christian thought in the ancient heart and way of Jesus. Third, it will celebrate the evolution of Divine Love, which is always propelling humankind forward into ever-more love and inclusion.