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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
Plague Year, Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church

God in the Face of Unreasonable Expectations

June 26, 2022
Throughout the Bible, we see women's stories subsumed into the stories of their sons and husbands. Taking them independently, we can glimpse pictures of the ways power is enforced upon…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-18
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Plague Year, Shine Curriculum

Christ Beyond Our Walls

January 17, 2021
One striking part of Jesus's ministry was the way he refused to show the fullness of who he was before the time was ripe. Perhaps he did not want people…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 1:29-39
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

The World as it Should Be

November 17, 2019
Isaiah reminds us we must never lose sight of the world as it should be and worship the world as it is. It's a lesson for us, too.
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Isaiah 11:1-15
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

Out of Control

October 16, 2016
Sometimes our worth is tied up in the outcomes. But outcomes are so often out of our control, maybe doing the job in front of us is all we can…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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