In today’s sermon Pastor Tom talks about creativity as a form of resistance to Empire. We are all called to be creative in ways that generously express our whole unique selves. When we do so we begin to create an alternative to imperial values of conformity, domination and violence.
Today Pastor Tom begins a 10 week sermon series entitled, “Living Resistance: Resisting Empire as a Way of Life.” He begins with an introduction of the practice of each person developing a “rule of life,” in the spirit of monastic rules such as St. Benedict’s. How can we resist the empire in the everyday habits…
In today’s sermon, Pastor Tom surveys biblical passages calling us to care for, honor, and love immigrants. This value is elevated to the highest possible degree in Matthew 25, claiming even that our faith itself depends on our practice of hospitality and caring for the vulnerable.
In today’s sermon Pastor Tom finishes the six week series on Revelation by reflecting on Revelation 21:1-4. In particular, explores what the idea of “no more death” might mean. Perhaps, like the rest of Revelation, it is not a prediction of the future but an invitation for seeing this life in a new way. He…