On the Sundays between April 15th and June 24th Sid, will be exploring the huge cultural and religious divide in this country and within the Christian Church. This 11-part series will address issues like Immigration, Sexuality, the Environment, different concepts of the meaning of Salvation, Separation of Church and State, and many others. Our culture Read more
Would you, could you, in a church? Might you, might you, in a lurch? I would, I could, Sid-I-am. In a church and in a lurch. Theodor Seuss Geisel—Dr. Seuss—has left an indelible mark on the lives of at least three generations of children. His creative stories—many with deep underlying messages—will, no doubt, weave Read more
This week starts Sid’s new sermon series, “Suspicious Minds: A Skeptic’s Guide to Re-Mythologizing Christianity.” More details to come!
The Emergent Church movement is taking the organized church by storm. Largely led by evangelical pastors of mega-churches, the Emergent Church movement reminds me of a middle-aged crisis for evangelical Christians. “So, we’ve built a big church, have big screens and cool sound systems, have cast off the robes for jeans, and now—go figure–we wake Read more
I am starting a new seven-week sermon series this Sunday, March 13th entitled To Repair the World that will run through the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter Sunday. The series is based on the new and provocative book by Michael Slaughter that asks church goers if they are ready to decide whether Read more
In the Sundays of Epiphany—the liturgical season from January 6th through March 8th—Sid will be doing a new preaching series exploring the richness of Old Testament stories, myths, and legends. The Christian Church often writes off the Hebrews as old and outdated, even claiming falsely that the Old Testament is about a God of judgment Read more
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION: IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BUILDING (April 11th – June 13th, 2010; Sermon Series by Sid Hall) Trinity’s strength is its value-based vision and service-driven mission. It’s never been about the building and it won’t be in the new space. If we do this right, the new building will be a catalyst Read more
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION: IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BUILDING (April 11th – June 13th, 2010; Sermon Series by Sid Hall) Trinity’s strength is its value-based vision and service-driven mission. It’s never been about the building and it won’t be in the new space. If we do this right, the new building will be a catalyst Read more
Sid is starting a new sermon series for the New Year that will explore in-depth some of the themes in George Ricker’s book, “What You Don’t Have To Believe To Be A Christian.” The series is called “The Courage of Your Convictions” and begins today, Sunday, January 10th. This is not an effort to debunk Read more
11/29/09: 1st Sunday of Advent – A Service of Lessons, Readings, Body Prayers, and Carols (unavailable) 12/6/09: 2nd Sunday of Advent – The Magnificat: Journey of Sacred Waiting 12/13/09: 3rd Sunday of Advent – The Birth: Journey of Creativity 12/20/09: 4th Sunday of Advent – The Manifestation: Journey of Wholeness (unavailable) 12/24/09: Christmas Eve – Read more
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