❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Struggle Against Discrimination and Despair Series “Theology of Interdependence and Disability,” Part 4 (Mark 10:46-52) Mari Ikeda      This is the fourth in the series of readings from Kathy Black’s book today. The theme of this series is “Disability and Theology of Interdependence,” in which we consider the importance of living in dependence on one another for both people with and without disabilities. Today we will read the story of the blind man Bartimaeus in the Gospel of Mark chapter 10.      This story has much to teach us, and today I would like to consider it from two different angles in the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Who do we trust to live? (Psalm 146) Andy Nagahara Today’s psalm is the 146th. We have been reading the Psalms almost every other week since the fall of 2016, and finally today we will start reading the last five psalms. First we will read the whole thing. 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The Shepherd Who Sacrifices His Life for His Sheep (John 10:1-18) Mari Ikeda      Today we are going to begin Chapter 10 of the Gospel of John. The passage we will read today is the story of how we are a flock of sheep being led by Jesus. As usual, we will read a little at a time. First, verses 1-6. A. A parable (1-6) 1 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The new song to sing our will to the Lord (Psalm 145) Andy Nagahara 1. Features of this psalm  Today’s psalm is the 145th. The Psalms can be classified into several collections of songs, and Psalm 145 is the last of the collection known as the Davidic Psalms, which follows Psalm 138, because each psalm has the title “Psalm of David” at the beginning of it. In the Psalms of David, even within a single poem, there are often songs of hope along with despair, trust along with distrust, and praise along with lamentation, and as we read, we too feel a real sense of…