<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this week’s message, our Pastoral Resident, Amelia Hamiter, explores with us what it means to find &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;hope&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; in the shadow of empire.&lt;/strong&gt; Scripture reminds us that while dominant powers insist on telling us who matters, what’s required, and which stories are “real,” God disrupts that narrative in the most unexpected way—not through palaces or positions of authority, but through a voice crying out in the wilderness.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this week’s message, our Pastoral Resident, Amelia Hamiter, explores with us what it means to find hope in the shadow of empire. Scripture reminds us that while dominant powers insist on telling us who matters, what’s required, and which stories are “real,” God disrupts that narrative in the most unexpected way—not through palaces or positions of authority, but through a voice crying out in the wilderness.

Clearing the Way for Hope 

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rooted in Jeremiah 31 and Christ the King Sunday, we reflect on a God who doesn’t abandon abandoned places. A God who hops fences, returns after rejection, and keeps planting hope where others see waste. This is not the king of culture wars, influence, or perfection—but the king who washes feet, gathers the dismissed, restores soil, and renews lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Rooted in Jeremiah 31 and Christ the King Sunday, we reflect on a God who doesn’t abandon abandoned places. A God who hops fences, returns after rejection, and keeps planting hope where others see waste. This is not the king of culture wars, influence, or perfection—but the king who washes feet, gathers the dismissed, restores soil, and renews lives.

From Dumpsite to Seedbed

<description>&lt;p&gt;Kat Armas, a Cuban American write, speaker and theologian, generously preached this past Sunday - reading a story and answering questions from her new book &amp;quot;Liturgies for Resisting Empire.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Armas holds a ThM from Vanderbilt Divinity School and dual MDiv and MAT degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, where she received the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing. &lt;/p&gt;
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Kat Armas, a Cuban American write, speaker and theologian, generously preached this past Sunday - reading a story and answering questions from her new book &quot;Liturgies for Resisting Empire.&quot; Armas holds a ThM from Vanderbilt Divinity School and dual MDiv and MAT degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, where she received the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing.

Liturgies for Resisting Empire | Kat Armas

<description>&lt;p&gt;From &lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2017%3A1-16&amp;version=CEB"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 Kings 17:1-16&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Elijah is called to be part of something greater. Listen to this story now and meditate on how Elijah was not called because he is perfect but because he is faithful. He believed in God’s project, even if everyone else had abandoned it. And in that belief, Elijah came to understand the God of his ancestors with an even greater depth. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does this story mean for us? &lt;/p&gt;
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From <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2017%3A1-16&version=CEB">1 Kings 17:1-16</a> Elijah is called to be part of something greater. Listen to this story now and meditate on how Elijah was not called because he is perfect but because he is faithful. He believed in God’s project, even if everyone else had abandoned it. And in that belief, Elijah came to understand the God of his ancestors with an even greater depth. What does this story mean for us?

When You’ve Abandoned Yourself

<description>&lt;p&gt;What does it mean to actively engage in a moral courage to believe and live out a moral imagination? An imagination that call us to God&amp;#39;s invitation to abundance—the wild, illogical belief that there&amp;#39;s enough for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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What does it mean to actively engage in a moral courage to believe and live out a moral imagination? An imagination that call us to God&#39;s invitation to abundance—the wild, illogical belief that there&#39;s enough for everyone.

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