April 18, 2025 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | The Last Seven Saying of Jesus from the Cross In this contemplative liturgy of sight, sound, and solidarity, we center a table of remembrance and reflect on the last seven sayings of Jesus on the cross. In this Tenebrae-style service, exploring verbal, visual, and musical meditations centered […]
April 13, 2025 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 19:28-44 / Zechariah 9:9-10 Pastor Mondo explores the significance of Palm Sunday, when Jesus arrives in the capital city of Jerusalem as a rival king, promoting a counter-kingdom agenda that embodies a peaceable kingdom. This pivotal moment marks the onset of what we now recognize as […]
March 30, 2025 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 10:25-37 Pastor Mondo re-explores the familiar story of the Good Samaritan by focusing on Jesus’ pivotal conversation with a religious scholar, culminating in Jesus telling one of his most favored parables. We discover that Jesus is having a healthy, not hostile conversation with his neighbor, engaging […]
February 23, 2025 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Psalm 42 Pastor Mondo focuses on Psalm 42, delving into the deep lament expressed by the Psalmist as he struggles to make sense of life and faith in the midst of tragedy. He explores how lament serves as an honest and appropriate reaction to life’s challenges and […]
December 15, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Isaiah 11 / Luke 2:8-16 On this 3rd week of Advent, Pastor Armando tracings the wise roots of shrewd peace through the story of King David’s ancestral lineage. Isaiah the poet prophet gives us a vivid picture of how God provides us with a picture of audacious […]
November 17, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 18:1-8 In celebration of Native American Heritage Month and sacred act of remembrance, Pastor Armando shared stories about his Chumash ancestors’ resilience and the sacred shrewdness. Armando weaved it with the shrewdness of the persistent widow we see in Luke 18. In addition, Salena shared about […]
October 27, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Mark 10:46-52 In this service, we “grew young” and center our emerging generation of youth and young adults. It was such a vital moment to acknowledge the growing number of young people who have felt disenfranchised from the American Church. We sat, listened and communally processed the […]
October 13, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Mark 1:21-24, 3:20-35 In this series, we have drawn from the margins of scripture to see how God is setting a pattern of disruptive radical inclusion. In this sermon by Pastor Armando, we explore how this belonging reaches its culmination in God becoming flesh to dwell […]
July 28, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 4 As we look at the love of Jesus, we see how God is not retributive, but a God who is radically forgiving, co-suffering, and sacrificial. A God who teaches us to love all, including our enemy. Jesus invites us to follow His expansive Cross-shaped […]
July 21, 2024 As the Harrison family transitions out of their roles, we look backward to see God’s faithfulness in their lives and ministries, and we also look forward to the new ways God will use them in the future. We bless them and send them on to the next phase of their lives […]