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Come and See: The Journey with God in a Traumatic World What do you do when facing trauma? The prophet Isaiah and his people were utterly destroyed by the Babylonian Empire. The Babylonians then forced the Jews in exile throughout their Empire. Jesus and his people were humiliated by the Roman Empire. What do you…
Baptism is one of those Christian rituals that has a lot of religious baggage. I’ve talked with quite a few of you about being in the process of unlearning a lot of the harmful religious teachings that many of us have grown up with. And there’s quite a bit to unlearn when it comes to…
“The Magi are heroes of our faith because they refused to follow the order of a corrupt and violent political ruler of their day. And do you know what we call that? We call that nonviolent civil disobedience.”
Merry Christmas! But hey, there are so many ancient myths about miraculous births. Why do we celebrate Jesus’ birth and not the others? Is there anything different about Jesus’ birth story? Check out our latest sermon as Pastor Adam explores these questions! And we hope you have a merry Christmas!
Join us as the Christmas story unfolds during CUCC’s Christmas Pageant!
Do you cringe whenever you hear someone yell “Repent!”? The word “repent” isn’t supposed to make you feel guilty or shameful. That’s a misuse of the word. Repent means “change your mind.” Jesus wants us to change our mind about God. We generally think that God loves us and hates our enemies. When we think…
Did you know that when Caesar conquered new lands he brought with him the Gospel? The Good News according to Caesar was that you and your people were now part of the Roman Empire! Caesar was called the Savior of the World, the Son of God, and the Lord of lords. You would be taxed…
Last Sunday we celebrated that God loves everyone – including those of us who are transgender. Amen! That is the Good News and it is brought to you by Amira Stanley and Joli St. Patrick. Preach it, sisters!
Jesus knew that the way to the radical change that is the Kingdom of God is through nonviolence. When his disciples tried to protect him with the sword, Jesus said to them, “Put your sword back in it’s place, for all who live by the sword die by the sword.” And today, Jesus would come…
The Bible talks a lot about how we should respond when the going gets rough. The prophet Haggai had something to say about that, and so did Jesus. And so does Charlie Hinkle, in his sermon today.