Author: revkeyes

Biblical Inerrancy is relatively new and particularly bad theology. Kepler, Copernicus, and Galileo all began their work with the support, training, or even sponsorship of the church. As we reach out further and further into the Universe, it is time for us to get back to a faith that welcomes mystery and strives to find truth, rather than hide from it behind silly assertions and faithless Bibliolatry. Sermon preached by Corey on July 26th, 2015.

Kepler and Christ – 7/26/15

I truly believe and hope and pray that with progressively more enlightening, co-mingling, and blending of successive generations, we are experiencing the death throes of racism in this country. But this particular monster is very dangerous as it thrashes, gnashes and breathes fire to the last. People are dying. Others are pretending this is not happening — claiming crimes here and there are isolated events in which the race of the victim is incidental, or that a particular crime is simply the product of a lone, sick mind. Until science convinces us to eliminate the myth of race, I’d dearly love it if, at least among my circle of acquaintance and influence, we recognize that the monster of racism is still nurtured, stoked, and encouraged by many in our nation.
We cry out and pray for our sisters and brothers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the parents, spouses, siblings, children, and friends of the victims, the people of Charleston and South Carolina, and our country.
The prejudiced and the hate-filled are well aware of the power of faith communities committed to social justice. You can discount us, deride us, slander us, threaten us, bomb us, shoot us up… but we’re growing stronger every day, and we’re coming for you. And when we catch you, we are going to love and teach you right out of your ignorant, misdirected rage.

Life is a wide and wildly varied adventure when we approach it with openness to others and their experiences. Let’s continue to strive to make our faith community a safe and friendly gathering place where all may come and share their stories.

In this, the second part of our three part sermon series, we focus on welcoming and encouraging alternative outlooks and voices normally unheard in church settings, including a sermon on openness and inclusion written and originally delivered by the brilliant Rev. Annis F. Eastman, our beloved pastor from 1893-1895, and one of the earliest female pastors in our region.

So a storm hits on the Sea of Galilee and four seasoned mariners born and raised sailing that body of water wake up the carpenter to rescue them?!? Talk about your learned helplessness…

In honor of the fine 1993 movie Groundhog Day, WBCC has declared February Groundhog Month. Corey will be preaching a four-part sermon series on the interconnection of the self and the holy, focusing on self-worth, self-surrender, self-care, and self-awareness. This first sermon begins with a three minute audio clip from the movie.

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