These 19 messages on navigating contemporary cultural issues and disagreements were prepared for Long Beach Friends Church in 2023 and 2024. The links will open a video of the message on YouTube.
2023-01-22 – Christian Disagreement
2023-01-29 – Practical Disagreement
2023-02-05 – Abortion
2023-02-12 – Abuse
2023-02-19 – Creation and Human Care
2023-02-26 – Racism
2023-03-05 – Church Teaching about Women
2023-03-12 – Women, Men, and the Fall
2023-04-16 – Holidays and Such
2023-05-07 – Sexuality and Listening
2023-05-21 – The Bible and Sex
2023-05-28 – Approaches of Various Churches to LGBTQ Issues
2023-06-04 – Sex and Gender
2023-06-11 – Humility and Cancel Culture
2023-07-02 – Christian Nationalism
2023-07-09 – God Needs You?
2023-07-16 – Patriotism, Nationalism, and Christians
2024-05-05 – Free Speech, Civil Disobedience, and Following Jesus
2024-08-04 – Offense, Condemnation, and the Olympics
The photo of the steaming kettle is adapted from a photo taken by my son Samuel.