A Song For Our Time

May 24, 2026

Pentecost Sunday – Year A
Acts 2:1-21

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The three men killed during Monday’s shooting at a San Diego mosque have been identified as Mansour Kaziha, from left, Amin Abdullah, and Nadir Awad. (Courtesy photos)
C. Herbert Woolston

Sources: 1) Juliana Kim and Emma Bowman, “The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as heroes for protecting children,” NPR National News, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5827053/san-diego-mosque-shooting-victims
2) Richard Winton and Paige St. John, “Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism,” Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-20/san-diego-attack-manifesto
3) “History of Hymns: ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’” Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Oct. 20, 2021. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-jesus-loves-the-little-children

Growing in the Spirit

March 24, 2026

5th Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11

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SOURCES:

  1. Sean Rowe and Johathan Rauch, “Truth that Binds Us: Faith, Trust, and the Restoration of
    Community
    ,” 2026 EPN Annual Conference. https://youtu.be/HPvDtHBUSOg?si=CIAV8XLAQl-
    rHEEp
  2. Sean Winter and Kylie Crabbe, “A219 Lent 5,” By the Well Podcast.
    https://bythewell.com.au/?search=A219
  3. Barbara Brown Taylor, “Growing Deep, Not High,” Pathways, 2021-2022 Issue, The Episcopal
    Diocese of Atlanta, https://pathways.squarespace.com/

2nd Sunday in Lent
Genesis 12:1-4a
, John 3:1-17

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A Matter of Identity

February 22, 2026

1st Sunday in Lent
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
, Matthew 4:1-11

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Source: Fran Barber and Robyn Whitaker, “A115 – Lent 1: Genesis 2, Romans 5, and Matthew 4”, By the Well Podcast, February 20, 2020. Accessed 02/20/2026: https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/a115-lent-1-genesis-2-romans-5-and-matthew-4