Sermons
The Rebel Jesus (Guest Speaker: Rev. Lenny Duncan)
Lenny is the author of United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope and Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. He is an instructor at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union (both in Berkeley, CA). He is the co-creator and co-host of the Blackberry Jams Podcast, which looks at the intersection of jam band culture (e.g., Phish) and Black liberation.
Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day
How are indigenous voices of today similar to Jesus’ voice? What is Camas Friends’ obligation to indigenous people for the unceded land we worship on? What steps might we take to begin to build relationships with indigenous people so we can learn from them and share in building a more just world? What does our relationship to the land where we worship each week look like? How would it be different if we were becoming indigenous?
Resilience and Hope
This Sunday, folks from our meeting shared prepared and spontaneous messages of resilience and hope, in observation of World Quaker Day. This is Matt’s introduction and closing prayer (congregational vocal messages omitted, for the sake of privacy)…
Welcome Them
How have I encountered light and love and truth and goodness and beauty in a faith tradition that wasn't my own? When have I found an unexpected ally? When have I discovered someone who seems to be engaged in the same holy struggle as me, despite noticeable differences between us? What do the children in our lives need from me, from us?
A Capable Wife? (Guest Speaker: Ashley Wilcox)
If you were to make a list about a praiseworthy woman, what would you include? What would you leave out? Many women feel pressure to do everything for everyone, like the woman in this text. How can churches encourage self-care and community care? How do women reflect the glory of God?
Tame Your Tongue! (Or Don’t?)
What is God inviting me to do with my mouth this morning What is God showing me about what is in my heart? When has being silent served me or others well? When has speaking out served me or others well?
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