Paying Attention

Freedom to Be You

What does genuine freedom actually look like? In the summer of America's 250th anniversary, this five-week series works through Paul's letter to the Galatians alongside the lives of remarkable Americans who embodied a kind of freedom that cost them something and built something lasting. Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Greg Boyle each discovered what Paul was writing about long before they had the language for it. Freedom, it turns out, is more expansive, more costly, and more demanding than anything we celebrate with fireworks. And it has everything to do with who gets to belong. Freedom — A Five-Week Series in Galatians Shiloh United Methodist Church, Granite Quarry, NC Rev. Dr. Craig J. Sefa Podcast Intro recorded by Ariana Sefa.

God With Us Still

This week we are finishing up our reflections on the significance of the Creeds, especially the Apostle's Creed. Through and Open & Relational lens, we are considering the implications of these basic beliefs on how we live our everyday lives. Podcast Intro recorded by Ariana Sefa.

God With Us

This week and next week we are reflecting on the significance of the Creeds, especially the Apostle's Creed. Through and Open & Relational lens, we are considering the implications of these basic beliefs on how we live our everyday lives. Podcast Intro recorded by Ariana Sefa.

In the Waiting

This Easter season, we’re moving beyond simply believing in the resurrection to experiencing and living it—through the eyes of those who witnessed it first. As you hear these stories from the perspectives of the Centurion, Peter, Mary, Cleopas and his companion, Thomas, Paul, and the disciples who witnessed Jesus’ ascension, we invite you to place yourself in their story. Where do your experiences—your questions, confusion, doubts, hopes, and fears—intersect with theirs? _______ Podcast Intro recorded by Ariana Sefa

Blind, But Now I See

This Easter season, we’re moving beyond simply believing in the resurrection to experiencing and living it—through the eyes of those who witnessed it first. As you hear these stories from the perspectives of the Centurion, Peter, Mary, Cleopas and his companion, Thomas, Paul, and the disciples who witnessed Jesus’ ascension, we invite you to place yourself in their story. Where do your experiences—your questions, confusion, doubts, hopes, and fears—intersect with theirs? _______ Podcast Intro recorded by Ariana Sefa