As we prepare for his departure on June 30th, Rev. Frank will review his time with us—including a naming of some of the mistakes he has made over the course of his 10 years with us. He will also invite us to remember certain fundamental … read more.
Our Summit Mission represents a message of hope and loving faithfulness in a world that can feel as if it is falling apart. Rev. Frank will reflect with us about how a spiritual community like ours is being confronted with a greater need for community … read more.
Today—in large measure due to Covid-19—we are confronted by our society’s fundamental lack of concern for the plague of poverty we now face, and the false moral narrative that has perpetuated and rationalized its existence as an inescapable and necessary condition. Together, people concerned to … read more.
“Ain’t gonna study war no more…” is the aspiration voiced in the African American spiritual that pre-dated the Civil War. What would need to happen for us as a species to actually accomplish the vision of peace? What are the certain consequences if we fail … read more.
Is love a fundamental power in the universe? If so, how do we connect with it? How is it different from other kinds of power common to the human experience? This Sunday’s reflection will be centered in an open, exploratory conversation between SDSU Professor of … read more.
You need believe in something supernatural to consider yourself “spiritual.” Rev. Frank will lead us in a humanistic exploration of spirituality and challenge us to consider why it is so important–particularly nowadays–that we take spirituality seriously.
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In the European “Dark Ages”–a term which many scholars now consider unnecessarily pejorative—the crumbling of empire led to intellectual stagnation, social fragmentation and widespread ignorance. What can communities of faith and good will do to stem the tides of social regression that are now emerging? … read more.
An apocalypse forces change…It raises up fault lines in the soul…It illuminates areas where growth may be needed in our relationships with ourselves and others…It exposes us to entirely new demands and can thrust us into new, often unforeseen realities. How will you and I … read more.
We humans often have difficulty with complexity. We settle for simplistic solutions and tend to approach problems in ways that fail to provide an adequate vision for resolving them. This Sunday our reflection will highlight these and related aspects of the human condition by focusing … read more.
Most of us have held ourselves together through the holidays…. Let’s spend this time in quiet reflection, taking stock once again, giving thanks for the blessings we have enjoyed, and preparing ourselves for the coming light of epiphanies yet unknown and unrealized.
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