Mar 27, 2016
"[The Pope] said what all people of all faiths know when they have God-consciousness: that most religion is satisfied and desires a God who pushes our human sufferings and the messiness of human life away. We usually want a strong, powerful, clean and pure, pristine God who says that if your life is messy and...
Mar 27, 2016
"Jesus calls us to reject the narrative of domination through violence of the many by the few by becoming the narrative of love and compassion."
Sermon by Ed Bacon, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016. Reading: Luke 19:28-40. Watch this sermon on YouTube at
Mar 13, 2016
"As followers of Jesus we are called in this election cycle to claim his new narrative of compassion to overcome the old, toxic narratives of bigotry, privilege and exceptionalism."
Sermon by Ed Bacon, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, Marchv13, 2016. Readings: Isaiah 43:18-21, Philippians 3:4b-14 and John...
Mar 7, 2016
"'Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done' – and the good news we have to offer is that is true for every single member of the human family."
Sermon by Susan Russell, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Readings: Philippians 3:20-4:1 and Luke Luke 13:31-35. You can watch this...
Mar 7, 2016
"It is the broken that can teach us what it means to accept God's grace. It is the broken that can show us the power of mercy. It is the broken that will teach us what compassion can do. It is the broken who understands what it means to suffer weaknesses: It is when we are weak and broken that we are strong."
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