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Racism: As American as Apple Pie
America Loves Its Myths. But Racism Was Never Just a Chapter. By: Rev. Dr. Harold Marrero In state after state, history is being rewritten. Books about racism are disappearing from shelves. Schools are being banned from discussing systemic oppression. Politicians insist that teaching about America’s racial past is
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Racism: As American as Apple Pie
America Loves Its Myths. But Racism Was Never Just a Chapter. By: Rev. Dr. Harold Marrero In state after state, history is being rewritten. Books about racism are disappearing from shelves. Schools are being banned from discussing systemic oppression. Politicians insist that teaching about America’s racial past is
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Mosaic Dinner Church – September 17, 2023
A Dance of Boundless Love and Forgiveness "If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive." - Mother Teresa Introduction Collective Call to Prayer: Psalm 103:1-13 | The Collective Edition With all we are, we bless the One, Whose image we reflect through love. With
Vinos & Verses – Sep. 13, 2023
Embracing the Rainbow Image of God | Romans 14:1-12 | Collective Version Find those different from you and welcome them, not to change them but to learn. Remember, people live differently. Embrace authenticity and affirm uniqueness, for we're all created in the rainbow image of God. Don't shame
Mosaic Dinner Church – September 10, 2023
Embracing Change and Conflict Through Authentic Community Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.– Marie Curie Introduction Collective Call to Prayer: Based on Ezekiel 33:7-11 | Collective Version We,
Vinos & Verses – Sep. 6, 2023
The Light of Infinite Possibility | Romans 13:8-14 - Collective Edition Hold nothing over others except a love that seeks mutual understanding and peace, for those who love authentically reflect the Christ within them. The writers of our sacred scriptures produced many laws for humanity: do not steal,
The Righteousness of Christ: Justice for All
We must stop pretending that "thoughts and prayers" are a good substitute for actions and begin by first acknowledging where we have failed to take responsibility for the state of the world today and begin to heal those failures. Matthew 6: 25-34 Collective Edition (CE) 25 “Do not
The Abundance of Christ: Let No One Be Hungry Again
And once we do that, once we become the walking embodiments of Christ in the 21st century, everything that we do will reflect that reality. Matthew 14: 15-20 Collective Edition (CE) 15 Around dinner time, the followers of Jesus looked at the multitude around them and said, “It
The Compassion of Christ: Saints in Paradise
Too many of us have gone deaf to the calls of Liberation by those who we share 99.9 percent of our DNA with. John 15: 13-15 Collective Edition (CE) 13 There is no greater love than to give up one's life for the life of another. 14 We
Part VII: Imagining an Uncomplicated World
If you can hear the ground crying out the names of those saints who are lost to violence, if you can listen to that voice in the wilderness calling you to action, if you embrace the teachings of Jesus to look at the world simplistically and see beyond the
Part VI: So, What Are We to Do?
What these numbers show is that the priorities of a nation with the highest population of Christians and Jews in the world, do not reflect the theological narratives and callings that these two faiths demand when it comes to the treatment of children and the poor in general.
Part V: Stumbling Blocks
All of these factors serve to complicate the formative years of a child, turning our societies into the very stumbling blocks that Jesus warns us about... “But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you’ll soon wish you hadn’t. You’d
