In this week’s sermon, Rev. Harris suggests three core values of Progressive Christianity: liberation for all people in this life, an urgent call to care for creation, and the belief that “Community is the way.” He also identifies a problem: Progressive Christians have often done a good job of deconstructing Christianity but haven’t always figured…
In this week’s sermon, Rev. Harris preaches on Isaiah 11:1-10. Like last week, this text is considered messianic. And also like last week, Rev. Harris invites us to think of liberation as collective rather than coming from a single heroic figure. This text also contains the famous verse, “The wolf shall lie down with the…
In this week’s sermon, Rev. Harris reflects on Isaiah 9:1-7. This is a passage with strong messianic imagery. It also uses a variety of grammatical clues to frame our expectations for a messiah in new ways. What if we aren’t waiting on one messiah? What if those who can and will liberate us are already…
In this week’s sermon, is a special in-person sermon by our very own Rev. Kelly Wiant who’s in town from Pennsylvania. Rev. Kelly Wiant is our Minister for Hybrid Worship and usually joins us on Zoom. She reflects on “Why can’t I quit the church.” She shares her story, her long relationship with the church,…
