by Michael Walker | Dec 29, 2019 | Guest Speaker, Message Audio
At the beginning of each year, we return to the same ancient Jewish Psalm that reminds us to number our days – but why? How do we do it? And how can ancient Roman Stoics, paintings from the 17th century, and blog posts from 2015 help us?...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 22, 2019 | Advent, Message Audio, Revenge and Forgiveness
Last week we spoke about how we forgive ourselves. Turns out, if we figure out how to do that, it really helps us forgive others. https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2019/12-22-19_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 15, 2019 | Advent, Message Audio, Revenge and Forgiveness
That’s the most frequent question that has come in on menti.com during this lesson. https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2019/12-15-19_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 8, 2019 | Advent, Message Audio, Revenge and Forgiveness
Revenge is hard-wired in our brains to protect us from future harm. But it’s really bad at the job! It’s a cure that’s even worse than the disease. There are other tools that are really effective. They’re just counter intuitive....
by Doug Hammack | Dec 1, 2019 | Advent, Message Audio, Revenge and Forgiveness
In hyper-polarized times it is difficult to access our best selves. How do we find forgiveness for those who bother us, who hurt us? Well, counter-intuitively, revenge serves an important function....
by Michael Walker | Nov 24, 2019 | Guest Speaker, Message Audio
Our culture talks a lot about gratitude, especially at this time of year – but how much of this is actually shallow and ineffective rather than transformational? Sunday, we talked about the danger of transactional thinking and how it can often encourage the...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 17, 2019 | Message Audio
Last week we talked about how our community’s history fits in the broader context of religion’s meltdown in our society. We talked about how we’ve been rebuilding in the ruins of religion. Today, we talk about what that will mean for each of us. Have...
by Doug Hammack | Nov 10, 2019 | Message Audio
A lot of folks don’t think so. I understand why they think so. But I think history invites us to think more broadly. Today’s lesson is the story of what we’ve been doing as a community, to be part of the future we believe there is....
by Doug Hammack | Nov 3, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
We integrate health and well-being into our lives best, when we are supported by a culture and institutions with a shared narrative and shared norms. But our time in history, is a time of stripping down and rebuilding both our norms and our institutions. The work for...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 27, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
In a sense, yes. Sex is “just sex.” But there’s more to the story. There are deep psychological, emotional, and relational processes that accompany sex. If we get them right, forever after, isn’t just a pipe dream....
by Doug Hammack | Oct 20, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
When we live in imbalance, it harms us. And as a society, we’re out of balance. And — our sex and love — they don’t last. Have a listen. https://media.blubrry.com/north_raleigh_community_church/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2019/10-20-19_Sermon.mp3Podcast: Play in new...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 13, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
We owe folks an apology! Some of our society’s worst instincts around sexuality, draw from blueprints the church drew up — 1800 years ago. If we’re going to offer anything as our society is rethinking sexuality (and we have some good stuff to offer),...
by Doug Hammack | Oct 6, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
When we diminish how much of our humanity falls under the heading “making love,” without realizing we’re doing it, we cut out whole swaths of human experience. And… We suffer the loss of elders in our society. In this lesson, I’ll suggest...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 29, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
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by Doug Hammack | Sep 22, 2019 | Message Audio, Rethinking Sex Ed
After a long summer lesson that evoked more than a little emotion (read controversy), I’m ready for some smooth sailing. So of course, let’s talk about rethinking how church approaches sex ed. And in particular, let’s talk about how our community...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 15, 2019 | How to Change the World, Message Audio
The exercise we’re doing this morning is important enough to spend Sunday morning, breaking into circles, wrestling with the questions of pain and pressure here in Wake County. That’s how we’ll discern the work before us (along with other...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 8, 2019 | How to Change the World, Message Audio
Today’s lesson is a story about a white supremacist and some Jewish college kids. The rest of the lesson is context-setting; why this story matters to our community. I hope you’ll have a listen. Doug ...
by Doug Hammack | Sep 1, 2019 | How to Change the World, Message Audio
Here. Now. Small. Doable. How often do we repeat those simple guidelines? We repeat them so often, because again and again, they are how we access ancient wisdom. And building the power necessary to change the world — no exception. Have a listen. ...
by Robin Camu | Aug 30, 2019 | Enneagram, Guest Speaker, Message Audio
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