Practicing Joy: Pastor Ashley

Practicing Joy: Pastor Ashley

by | Oct 18, 2015 | sermons

Psalm 126: A Harvest of Joy A Song of Ascents. 1 When our God restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, ‘The Divine has done great...
Break Open and Repent, My Fellow White Christians

Break Open and Repent, My Fellow White Christians

by | Oct 7, 2015 | in the news

Originally published in The Huffington Post on June 23, 2015. I was supposed to be writing a different sermon when I saw the news that 9 more lives had been lost to white supremacy in Charleston last week. As a white pastor of a predominantly white church in the...
Just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T: From Adam & Eve to Aretha

Just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T: From Adam & Eve to Aretha

by | Oct 4, 2015 | sermons

When I went to look at the lectionary this week, the prescribed texts for Protestants around the world, I said something aloud I’m not supposed to say from the pulpit. It was profane. And imagine that when I read the text aloud here, you might have the same reaction....