Given by Rev. Madison Shockley November 8, 2020 What a wonderous time to be alive! The world is watching as our country stands on the precipice of history. In our reading, the Israelites finally made it to the promised land. Joshua warned the people about their conduct. They had some bad habits picked up from [...]
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley November 1, 2020 Today is the counterpart to last week's sermon. As Christians, our response should be to treat others as we would want to be treated. We must treat everyone with respect. After the election, those on losing side may not reciprocate. We must be prepared. Our reading today [...]
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley October 25, 2020 In these troubling times, we must remember that we are Christians. If we find ourselves on the losing side, we must remember how to live as Christians. It is easy to find faith when we are on the winning side. It is harder to find faith when [...]
Moderated by Rev. Madison Shockley for Prof. Melina Abdulla October 4, 2020 This is the question and answer session with Professor Abdulla following her sermon. Everyone's voice counts. Both candidates and measures are important. The entire ticket matters, not just the top. We must undo white supremacy to end racism. Video:
Given By Rev. Madison Shockley June 30, 2019 Soon it will be the season where we select our leaders for our country. We need to pay attention since the decision we make will effect the world. With great power and wealth comes great responsibility. Are leaders born or breed? Probably a bit of both. Church [...]
https://vimeo.com/192266388 Pulling from a scene from Game of Thrones, Rev. Shockley hopes to explain what we going through right now, post election. There are three groups in the T.V. show, the White Walkers, the humans, and the wild ones. the character of Jon Snow wants to make peace with the wild ones so they [...]
The reading from Jeremiah concerns the delivering a message of defeat. Jeremiah had a difficult job. He had to tell the people of Israel that their government, social, and religious institutions had neglected the issue of social justice that only the outsider, Nebuchadnezzar, could dismantle it.
