Anthony Sandusky, friend of St. Lydia’s and a pastor at Concord Baptist Church in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn stopped by last week to preach on Isaiah 58:1-12 and the prison industrial complex in America. Crucial to our understanding of incarceration in our country is our grappling with the fact that racism is at its heart. Here is […]
One Sunday, September 28, St. Lydia’s was pleased to welcome Onleilove Alton, Executive Director of Faith in New York to preach at our service. Onleilove asked the question, “Who is my neighbor,” through the lens of the story of the Good Samaritan, found in the Gospel of Luke. We were privileged to hear Onleilove’s reflection on neighborhood, gentrification, […]
Read Emily’s latest sermon, a part of St. Lydia’s Fall Justice Series, on her blog. This one’s on Psalm 104, God’s earthy orchestra, the People’s Climate March, and the rising tides we’re facing together.
This one’s for anyone who’s wondering just what we’re supposed to DO in the face of injustice in this messy, complicated world of ours. Listen here!
Read Emily’s latest sermon, “The Necessary Ingredients for the Oppression of a People,” on her blog, Sit and Eat. The text is Psalm 13.
Read Emily’s most recent sermon, “The Architecture of Death and the Shooting of Michael Brown,” on her blog, Sit and Eat. St. Lydia’s will be walking in vigil around our neighborhood each Sunday night after Dinner Church at 9:00 pm, 304 Bond Street. All are invited to join us as we remember Michael Brown and […]
Read Emily’s latest sermon, God and C-Town, in which she stands outside the local grocery store and talks to anyone who will talk to her.
Read Emily’s latest sermon on her blog. This one’s on the woman who’s been bleeding for twelve years, what can and can’t be sanitized, and all the lines Jesus crosses (and why we should go there too).
Read Emily’s latest sermon, “Perfect Love Casts Out Guns,” on her blog, Sit and Eat. This one’s on the Parable of the Sower, and the revolution of reckless love God invites us into
Read Emily’s latest sermon, “Carry Your Hearts to the Fields” on her blog, Sit and Eat. This one’s good for dark winter days.