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LGBTQ+ & the Church 02.05.2021 22:56 ↓

Around the 16:30 mark, the audio skips past audio from a video we watched in service due to copyrighted material. If you'd like to access the video, contact tamoore@fellowshipnwa.org about "Listening to People in the LGBT Community" an interview with Preston Sprinkle, Laurie Krieg, Matthew Liu, and Kat LaPrarie.

Difficult Questions about Conquest 07.02.2021 30:53 ↓

Joshua can be a difficult text to reconcile in modern times. Without recognizing the historical and literary context of this text, we can assume that the violence and war of Joshua was genocide or ethnically motivated. We should be willing to ask these questions and dig deeper to find a better understanding of what is happening in this story and in the larger context of God's redemptive work in Cr...

Empathy & Engagement 17.01.2021 1:00:03 ↓

Mariah, JP, and Stephen share their experiences as Black people in the American Church, and give advice to students on how to empathize and engage the problem of racism in our culture to work towards a more inclusive church that lives in step with the Gospel of Jesus. Empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another Engagement | focussed awareness, pursuit of relationship, com...

John 1:16-18 | From His Fullness 20.12.2020 10:43 ↓

Jesus came to dwell among us & show us the love and mercy of the one true God. From Christ's fullness, we can learn what it looks like to dwell with Christ and walk in His light even when all seems dark.

John 1:14-15 | The Light Among Us 20.12.2020 16:49 ↓

We are made to walk in relationship with the Lord, but the distractions and pain of this world can make Him seem far away at times. We see darkness all around us and forget that the light of the world is right here with us.

John 1:6-13 | Light, Hope, Peace, Joy 13.12.2020 23:02 ↓

We rejoice because we are children of God through faith in Jesus. Through Jesus we can be reborn into a relationship with God the Father. Living with the light inside of us will make us look different from a world that loves darkness. We shouldn't be surprised if hardship comes. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was mocked and murdered for being a witness to the Light. Jesus himself was...