That's What She Said

Galileo Church (Disciples of Christ)
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Galileo Church – a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) – is a progressive Christian faith community in Mansfield, Texas. Our pastor – Rev. Dr. Katie Hays – likes to talk. She really loves to talk about the difficult, messy, and confusing questions that arise from trying to understand Jesus. These are some of the things she (and occasionally other friends of ours) shares with us in her sermons.

  1. 2d ago

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 5/8

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 5/8 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Who is Abraham? Here is the crux of Paul’s argument: that long before there was a Torah (religious law), there was a promise made by God to Abraham. Abraham had no 10 Commandments, no temple, no Leviticus, etc. All he had was faith: trust that God would keep God’s promises. And so, Paul says, that’s the only thing “required” for Abraham’s offspring, which includes non-Jews who trust God’s promises. And this dissolves the hierarchies of belonging, through our baptism into this trust. To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  2. Aug 6

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 4/8

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 4/8 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Who is Cephas? “Cephas” is the Aramaic form of “Peter,” i.e. Jesus’s most vocal and passionate disciple. Paul has caught Peter in blatant hypocrisy: keeping kosher when certain Jewish- Christian leaders are around, but freely noshing with Gentiles when they’re not. Paul says you can’t have it both ways. What does it mean to strive for integrity (integration, wholeness) in Christian identity? To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  3. Aug 6

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 3/8

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 3/8 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Who is Paul? Paul the Apostle had a violent, anti-Christian past. It was hard to overcome, and he might have asked for the approval of the OG apostles (i.e. the ones who knew Jesus). But he eschewed their credentialing and asserted his own identity as an apostle “through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead” (1:1). What does it take to have a strong enough sense of self that neither your past nor your peers define you? To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  4. Aug 6

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 2/8

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 2/8 Rev. Tyler Araki Who is Joseph? From a favored child, to slavery, sexual objectification and assault, prisoner, forgotten, to finally the second most powerful person in Egypt. Joseph’s life is a traumatic roller coaster, with incredible peaks, and horrid valleys. To put it another way, Joseph is a spiritual refugee. So many of us are like him in some way. And, like Joseph, we have still held on, still hope that God’s love is real, for us, and worth it. And, we are also called to echo Joseph's life, not as one who only survives, but also works to help others, that is, build up the Kingdom of God. All that has happened to Joseph could make him hateful, vengeful, hostile, and cruel, understandably so. But none of that will help to create the world we want, the world that God wants. What if we can gather up all that we are learning in this shelter of each other, and all that has happened to us, so we might be changed into people who will live out mercy, justice, kindness, and love?  To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  5. Jul 13

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 1/8

    Identity Politics: Who Are You? 1/8 Ken Ehrke  I Am Not Only Good Enough -- I Am Enough! Ken Ehrke visits us to speak about fully embodying Sabbath Rest in Exodus 20:8-11. To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  6. Jul 13

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 6/6

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 6/6 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Longing for Intimacy with God is Sexy. The sex described in the Song of Songs is neither transactional (the joining of families and property) nor procreative. It’s just the pure pleasure of wanting, enjoying, and wanting again the complete union of one person with another. The church has long interpreted this erotic state of being as a spiritual state of being. Human beings are made to long for connection with their Creator, and so the SoS is read as a love song in praise of the human and Divine as lovers, estranged but ready for passionate reunion. To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  7. Jun 29

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 5/6

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 5/6 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Monogamy is Sexy. These lovers anticipate their marriage, but even before the covenant vows they are pledged solely to each other. This is not a constraint on their freedom but the very nature of the height of love: that each lover is so consumed by passion for the other that there is simply no room for anyone else in their hearts or minds. (See especially 5:9ff; 6:3; 6:9; 7:10.) This is both a marital and theological claim: that monogamous marriage (the consummation of one love over one lifetime) trains our hearts for the loyalty of monotheism. To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

  8. Jun 22

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 4/6

    NSFC: Spirituality, Sex, and Longing in the Song of Songs 4/6 Rev. Dr. Katie Hays Mutuality is Sexy. Notably, the SoS is a duet between lovers – a woman and man, in this case. Moreover, the woman’s voice is first and last, and it is she who sets the terms of their relationship in both love and sex. The lovers seek each other, wait for each other, ask for each other, pine for each other, in a way that demonstrates a startling parity between the genders for that time (and ours). Enthusiastic consent, indeed. To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or Zelle (generosity@galileohurch.org), or just send a check to P.O. Box 668, Kennedale, TX 76060

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Galileo Church – a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) – is a progressive Christian faith community in Mansfield, Texas. Our pastor – Rev. Dr. Katie Hays – likes to talk. She really loves to talk about the difficult, messy, and confusing questions that arise from trying to understand Jesus. These are some of the things she (and occasionally other friends of ours) shares with us in her sermons.

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  • Creator
    Galileo Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    That's What She Said

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