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Oct 23_Heart of Awaken: Justice

Micah discusses the value of justice and its consistent thread throughout scripture.

Oct 16_Heart of Awaken: Beauty

Micah looks at the different aspects of beauty and its importance in the world we live in. The perception of beauty is an occasion for 'unselfing'

Oct 9_Heart of Awaken: Authenticity

Micah discusses the practice of being authentic and offers up what a community can look like when we fully bring ourselves.

Oct 2_Heart of Awaken: Hospitality

Micah discusses the practice of being hospitable and its importance in the life of the gospel.

Sep 25_Heart of Awaken: Holistic Faith

Revelations 21: 1-5, 10 A new heaven and a new earth is a central theme in evangelical circles, but how do we walk out a faith that integrates our realities with our hopes for the future? Micah discusses the significance of living a holistic life.

Sep 18_Heart of Awaken:Word of God Incarnate

John 1:1-14 - The Word of God incarnate, the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1), the exact representation of God (Hebrews). This is a continuation of Lost in Translation talking about the fact that the Bible "attests" to Jesus but does not supersede Jesus who is the original word.

Sep 11_Lost in Translation: Sheep vs Goats

Osheta Moore paints a picture of what Jesus might really mean when he foretells the separating of the sheep from the goats in Matthew 25

Aug 28_Lost in Translation: Practicing Co-Creation

Reverend Kelly Chatman discusses the at times challenging messages within Matthew 5 with some real life examples of what it looks like to embody Jesus' words for the people.

Aug 21_Lost in Translation: Different Creation Stories

There are two different tellings of creation in Genesis 1 and 2. Micah pieces together the essence of this commonly misunderstood discrepancy and explores what it says about who God is.

Aug 14_Lost in Translation: How to Love Gay People and the Bible Pt. 2

This week Micah takes on Romans 1:18-32 and the patriarchal system in which it is contextualized. This discussion follows up the July 31 message on 1 Corinthians 6.