Who’s White Trash
Rev. Mark Ward
Another side of our work on racism this year is coming to terms with an ugly heritage in this part of the world that judges some white people as disposable. We’ll reflect on some of the forces driving that history and what role we might have in healing it. Click on the sermon title to read more. ,/i>
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Sermon: The Hubris of Discovery (audio & text)
Rev. Mark Ward
There are scripts that run unquestioned through our cultural memory, and one of those is discovery: the idea that Europeans had dispensation to murder, oppress and uproot peoples in North America and elsewhere for their own benefit. What might be the consequences today of naming and relinquishing that mindset? Click on the title to continue.
Sermon:Forgiveness: That Lonesome Road (audio & text )
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister
Again and again, we return to the hard work of forgiveness that forces us to confront our errors and inadequacies: no fun, but what relief to be freed of that burden, as the hymn reminds us, to be born and reborn again. Click on the sermone title to continue.