Honest Invitation

November 27, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Luke 1:67-79 Welcome to our Advent series: Honest Waiting. On this first Sunday of Advent, John’s name and calling extend an invitation in the waiting. John’s name means “God is gracious”. His calling as a prophet is to give knowledge of salvation, to give light in the darkness, […]

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Disorientation is a Holy Invitation

September 25, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Acts 9:1-17 Saul is a religious fanatic killing in the name of righteousness. On the road to Damascus, he experiences a dramatic encounter with Jesus who asks, “Why are you hurting me?” and Saul responds, “Who are you Lord?” The road from Who-Are-You-Lord to Here-I-Am-Lord is disorienting because […]

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Illumine Playback Theater

Guest artists Illumine Playback Theatre led a special advent church service on December 20, 2020. Playback Theatre is a form of improvisational theatre in which members of the audience share stories from their lives, then the troupe retells it on the spot using movement, improvisation, and music. Illumine Playback Theatre uniquely weaves together elements of […]

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Becomes a Light: Light Above

On November 29 Pastora Inés introduced a new Advent Series as we enter into this advent season and live into the theme of: Becomes a Light. Ephesians 5:13 says, “But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.”

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