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Have you ever wondered how Christianity, the LGBTQ community, and the Bible intersect, and how we can work towards more affirming and inclusive spiritual spaces? Join us on this powerful journey as we break down the complex relationship between these entities and strive to create safe queer spaces within the church and society. 

In this message, we tackle the six clobber passages that have often been weaponized against the LGBTQ community, and discover the true meanings behind these verses. 

Together, let's challenge the fear and ignorance that perpetuates exclusion and embrace Jesus's message of inclusion, love, and belonging for all our queer brothers and sisters.

Josh kicks off our "Blood, Sex & Fire" series by looking at the very first phrase in Leviticus, and how it's a callback to the Exodus story.

This past Sunday, we introduced a new friend to our community: Colby Martin. Colby took us through a message part from his book The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity. 

Today we started a two-part conversation on The Bible. This first week, Savannah Carreno walked us through how to "read" the Bible. 

We're continuing "Minimalism" by looking at how much we cram into our calendars, and we're asking the question "are you a human being, or a human doing?"

Today, Emily lead us through part 2 of "Minimalism." We talked about what it means to find quality relationships over a quantity of friends, how to see beyond the "likes" on social media, and how to "find your three."