Nov 27, 2016

"Advent is time for hope -- not a necessarily a time for patience. It is a time to use our collective righteous indignation as fuel for the holy work of resistance."

Sermon by Susan Russell, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, November 27, 2016. Readings: Romans 13:11-14 and Matthew 24:36-44. You can watch this...

Nov 20, 2016

"We must not let systems whose only desire is to perpetuate injustice and violence against the powerless, for the benefit of the powerful, use our theology against us. The mandate of forgiveness without repentance, and reconciliation without justice, is one of the biggest ways that our theology has been weaponized for...

Nov 17, 2016

"Activism is just part of following Jesus. If you look at what Jesus talks about and what Jesus calls us to do, activism is about action. And it's about action that says things the way they are aren't the way they should be."

Podcast by Mike Kinman, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on November 16, 2016.

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Nov 14, 2016

"We solemnly vow that this church will never betray you...that you will always be welcome in this community and at this table, that your gifts of leadership and creativity will always be embraced, and if necessary, this very room will be your sanctuary, and we will stand between you and any who wish you harm."

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Nov 11, 2016

“Tonight is time to bring all of who we are – our fears and our hopes, our grief and our gratitude, our dreams and our disappointments – to this altar. Tonight is a time to choose love.”

Homily by Susan Russell, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Readings: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 and...