Apr 11, 2021 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Stranger or Savior?
On the way to Emmaus, two strangers encounter Jesus unexpectedly. What strangers in your life might be waiting to show you the light of Christ?
Holy Fragments: A Lenten Season of Recovery
Each of us is created as a holy vessel of embodied love. However, we have been through a harrowing time since last Lent that has shattered our sense of wholeness–body, mind, and spirit–like a glass vessel fractured into pieces. In this Lenten “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health, we will explore the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken. We are not who we used to be, but we are being tumbled and transformed into something new--a holy fragment that shows the world what it looks like to be weathered but not destroyed. Beach glass offers us a multifaceted symbol of this transformative process.
Apr 4, 2021 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Piecing Together the Story (Easter Sunday)
A modern term helps us understand what is happening in Luke's account of the resurrection: gaslighting! Seriously, read it for yourself! Join Pastor Jacob as he celebrates the importance of listening to the voices of every single holy fragment, including
Apr 2, 2021 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: When Breath Becomes Air (Good Friday)
On this most powerful night of the year, Jesus gives up his last breath. Our breath is so important to us, but it has been cut short for so many in the dual pandemics of Covid-19 and racism. As we mourn the death of Christ tonight, we also mourn those who
Apr 1, 2021 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Broken to Heal (Maundy Thursday)
We gather together for Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday as we see our own holy fragments in the life of Jesus who was "broken to heal."
Mar 21, 2021 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: A Revolution of Love
So much of Christianity is defined by what Christians are against. But what if we placed special emphasis on what we are FOR?
Mar 14, 2021 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Healing From the Inside Out
Jesus' healing miracles are never just about the body. They are always widening the boundaries of community and acceptance. If we can join him in this expansive inclusion, we too can be healed.
Mar 7, 2021 2:00 PM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Old Things Made New
In the Gospel of Luke, Zacchaeus learns that he has the power to make all things new. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores our own ability to make old things new, just like Christ, as we write the stories of our lives.
Feb 28, 2021 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: Who is IN and Who is OUT
If Jesus wants to dine with someone who is rejected and despised by their own community, then who is IN and who is OUT of the circle of compassion? Pastor Jen examines Jesus' determination to engage with brokenness in order to heal and transform that brok
Feb 21, 2021 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Holy Fragments: An Unnamed Woman
Do we truly see the people around us? Do we feel seen? Strangely, one of the only stories shared in all four Gospels is of an unnamed woman with an alabaster jar. Join Pastor Jacob as he tries to help us see her as she truly is.