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A sermon by Joe Harvey

A sermon by Jo Hatlem.

TEN OF THE LESSONS I LEARNED IN MY ANABAPTIST CHILDHOOD Shelly Weaverdyck INTRODUCTION This reflection is part of a series of worship services where we are examining who we are and want to be at Shalom, both individually and as a community. Shalom has a heritage of Anabaptism, which includes Read more…

The practice of adult baptism grounds the entire theological endeavor. Adult baptism is voluntary, inclusive, and abundant. It begins faith, responds to God affirmatively, encourages repentance, and creates both a new community and a new world.

When Doug and I first started dating he was beginning an obsession with birding.  He grew up in Southern California, in an urban area, within a family that wasn’t particularly outdoorsy.   As a kid the only birds he would see with any frequency were the seagulls that stole his Read more…

February 6, 2022Luke 5:1-11, Psalm 138 by Alison Casella Brookins I’m sitting in a dim conference room. It’s a brand new room. Tiers of curved tables wrap around the speaker. Outside the room in the main hall the ceiling stretches four stories high, above the full-grown live trees whose roots Read more…