WHAT IF _______ ?
Embracing curiosity, challenging the status quo, and reimagining a more loving, just and liberating faith.
What if faith is more about asking right questions than having right answers?
November 19, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, November 19th 2023 When we look to Christian tradition, the holy scriptures and the life and ministry of Jesus himself; we discover that asking questions have always been sacred, holy and essential to faith and spirituality.
What if hell isn't what we think it is?
November 5, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, November 5th 2023 Have you ever struggled with the idea that a loving God would send billions of people to hell for all of eternity? What if there's a better way to think or talk about hell that what many of us have been told and taught?
What if what we believe about the end times matters?
October 22, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, October 22nd 2023 What happens when what we believe about the end times leads us not towards love of neighbor and the world, but instead results in beliefs, attitudes, actions and behaviors that actually do harm towards neighbor and our world?
What if we really don't know?
October 15, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, October 15th 2023 There are times, circumstances and situations where we find ourselves at a loss — not knowing what to say, what to do, what to think, or even what to believe. For many of us, the current conflict in the Middle East is one of those times. What is the Christian response in such a time as this?
What if we are the architects?
October 8, 2023 • Jermell Witherspoon
Sunday, October 8th 2023 In a time where far too many places of worship have been erected where not everyone gets to participate fully, how might you play a part in the building of a radically inclusive community where all are welcomed and can belong, be celebrated and affirmed for all of who they are?
What if God cares about self-care?
September 17, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, September 17th 2023 What if selflessness doesn’t have come at the expense of not caring for self, and what if self-care doesn’t automatically make you self-ish? What if denying self doesn’t have to mean neglecting self, hating self, harming self, suppressing self, or ignoring self?
What if we actually love ourselves?
August 20, 2023 • Jun Love Young
Sunday, August 20th 2023 We all know the story of Adam and Eve’s big mistake in the Garden of Eden and how their catastrophic sin saddled all of humanity with what Christians call “original sin.” But what if there’s more to the story than meets the eye? Dr. Jun Love Young invites us to travel back to the Garden and see Genesis 3 (and our bodies) with fresh eyes – as we continue in our collective journey of embracing curiosity, challenging the status quo, and reimagining a more loving, just and liberating faith.
What if mental illness isn't a sin?
August 13, 2023 • David Han
Sunday, August 13th 2023 David Han (he/him), worship leader and a licensed psychotherapist, explores the intersection of faith and mental health and challenges us as the church to consider what it really means to love, support and care for those with mental health challenges from both a scientific and biblical perspective.
What if being biblical doesn't necessarily mean literal?
July 2, 2023
Sunday, July 2nd 2023 Often times "being biblical" is simply code for reading the bible literally. But does a literal, plain sense of the bible always produce the most faithful reading of scripture? And if not, how can we read and interpret our bibles in a way that leads to a more loving, just and liberating faith?
What if God is not an angry, violent and controlling Father?
June 18, 2023 • Royce Yuen
Sunday, June 18th One of the most common and dangerous misconceptions about God the Father is that God is this angry, violent and controlling father in heaven ready to punish anyone that does not meet his expectations. Thomas Paine once said, "The belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man." What would it look like for us to dismantle this notion of God, and reimagine a different kind of God that would result in a more loving, just and liberating faith?