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Rev. Joseph Boyd Please click on “Play in new window” to listen

Rev. Joseph Boyd Please click on “Play in new window” to listen.

Rev. Joseph Boyd Please click on “Play in new window” to listen

In the story of Noah’s Ark, there is a unique take on perseverance. Noah is alerted a flood is coming, and is asked to build an ark, and fill it with pairs of animals. Then he is asked to live inside a shelter he’s created for an indefinite period of time, leaving behind the world … Continued

The world is in shambles, our backs are bent, our heads are bowed. The righteous suffer while the sinners celebrate their triumphal parade. All that we do, all who we know, all that we are will one day be dust. And yet, we carry on. Join us this Sunday as we rededicate ourselves to the … Continued

This statement has stirred great controversy close to home and in the public sphere. It’s a question that political candidates in the last election sweated over when asked by reporters – Do black lives matter? Critics of the Black Lives Matter movement have called it exclusive, racist, anti-police, anti-white. Yet our faith has vocally supported … Continued

Perseverance as a spiritual discipline expects pain and difficulty. Without difficulty, there would be no need to cultivate the ability to literally keep going, keep growing. In a culture that worships immediate gratification and the pursuit of happiness, what role does pain play in our journey? Come Sunday, to engage possibilities for growth.

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I find it fascinating in the gospels when Jesus confronts his disciples with some of the requirements of discipleship – Did you visit me while I was sick? When I was in prison, did you come see me? As I’ve reflected over the years on these directions, I’ve interpreted them as admonitions to go out … Continued

This MLK weekend, we remember the dream that inspired many Americans toward a greater sense of love and fairness; it felt for many there was a new plan cast for our nation, and that we would see this plan through legally and spiritually. Decades later in the present, we wonder – Is it in the … Continued