May 2020

Although there are times that you do have to stand for something you believe in, even at the cost of unity with others, one of the main encouragements of Scripture is to try to hold the fabric of the community together. In this talk, as in the earlier ones, Peter reads the passage (James 4:1-10) as though it was written to a community rather than to an individual. Once again, understanding it in this way would change the meaning a great deal. 

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Lindsay and Teena have created a playlist together of an assortment of songs well loved by our community. You can listen on Apple Music, Spotify  or Google Music. Enjoy! 

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Walter Thiessen offers a short talk on what kind of “change of heart”
we might be considering during these unusual days. He asks how we might
support each other in the kind of repentance that means “waking up” to a
new world. 

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Lindsay and Teena have created a playlist of an assortment of songs well loved by our community. You can listen on Apple Music, Spotify  or Google Music. Enjoy! 

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Peter Fitch continues the work on James by looking at the last 6 verses of chapter 3 (James 3:13-18). He thinks that God’s wisdom, the real thing, that is, holds the community together. It’s the cement or mortar for the bricks. It’s a transformation of character that allows people to work well together. It has nothing to do with creating boundaries and divisions that keep people apart, even if those who do this think that they are representing God. This passage (and this talk) is short and simple but the message is clear. 

Lindsay and Teena have gathered a playlist together of an assortment of songs well loved by our community. You can listen on Apple Music or Spotify  and Google Music. Enjoy! 

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What You Say Matters/ May 10, 2020

Peter Fitch looks at James 3:1-12. This is a famous passage about the problems caused by the things we say to one another. Peter asks why this passage is here, at this point in the letter, and he shares his opinion that the way we speak is an essential building block of the new community.

Here is a new improvised contemplation/meditation music piece/video by Rick Coates. 

Lindsay and Teena have gathered a playlist together of an assortment of songs well loved by our community. You can listen on Apple Music or Spotify  and Google Music. Enjoy! 

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A Grounded Community/ May 3, 2020

Peter Fitch continues the study on James (James 2:14-26). The first half of chapter 2 taught about a “higher” way of doing things. The new community is to be “spiritual.” Everyone belongs and people are not to be treated as better than others. God is real in the community. However, this portion, the second half of the chapter, gives an important corrective: real spirituality does not remove us from ordinary life; instead, it infuses real life with strength and desire to act, to care for others in practical ways.

Lindsay and Teena have gathered a playlist together of an assortment of songs well loved by our community. You can listen on Apple Music or Spotify  and Google Music. Enjoy! 

(video recording link above picture / audio podcast link below)

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