Pasadena Mennonite Church

Lisa continues our reflection of the roles each of us uniquely play in the kin-dom work that our community has set out to do. Hopefully, our small efforts at righting the world add up and bring us closer to the kin-dom of God described and displayed to us by Jesus. The story of Tabitha in… Read more

Sarah Fuller takes on a tricky passage following the Israelites’ demand for a king to lead them. Saul, a man of status, is annointed as king, but fails to obey God. God instructs Samuel to anoint a son of Jesse instead. The selection process reflects God’s perspective: “…the Lord does not look at the things… Read more

This Memorial Day sermon makes clear that what we remember and how we remember matters — for our understanding of the world, and for how we define ourselves. Memories are foundational for how we connect with our past and with others. They help build collective memory, social memory, memories that we all hold in common.… Read more

Lila Hunt went looking for something missing in her relationship with God, and found positive influence in the pentecostal tradition. And so as an anabaptist, she considers herself a hybrid. Pentecost in Acts occurred during Shavuot — or Pentecost in Greek. It commemorated the giving of the Torah by God at Mt. Sinai. The risen… Read more

Bert Newton unpacks John 10:1-16, and asks, “How do we become shepherds in a society where often our official shepherds are much like the hired hands that Jesus describes?” What do shepherds do? They organize sheep. And in organizing, we are all both shepherds and sheep. Together, organized and using our diversity of gifts and… Read more