Image: Jorge Bautista “Our goal is to create a beloved community, and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dear Beloved Community,  While you’ll be receiving this newsletter on Wednesday, I’m writing this on MLK Day, and the quote above is one of my favorites. Dr. King’s vision of a “beloved community” reminds us that justice means both changing hearts and changing systems, to bu

Image: Jorge Bautista Dear Beloved Community, This Sunday we’ll sit with one of Jesus’ simplest—and most life-changing—questions: “What are you looking for?” (John 1:29–42). Two weeks into a new year, we’ll reflect on what we’re truly seeking right now, especially in light of the grief, change, and questions many of us carry. How have our longings shifted over time? What do our answers reveal about the direction of our lives? In the sermon, we’ll explore how Jesus doesn’t ru

Image: Roy Gesley Dear Beloved Community, This Sunday Roy Gesley will guide us in a unique, do-it-yourself Epiphany service that is designed to be participatory, reflective, and fun. It will be a DIY Epiphany Worship Experience. Together, we’ll begin with our shared understanding of Epiphany. During the service, we will be invited to offer key words and concepts that come to mind when you think of Epiphany. Jim will capture everyone’s contributions on a whiteboard in classic

Image: Jorge Bautista Dear Beloved Community, Happy New Year! I truly hope you had a wonderful New Year, and I’m grateful beyond words for this community, your love, your prayers, and your commitment to one another. Thank you for being a church that chooses connection, compassion, and justice. I’m honored to begin this new year with you. This Sunday we’ll reflect on John’s Christmas proclamation: “The Word became flesh and lived among us.” We’ll explore our original blessing