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Constructing Truth—Part 3

It’s true—media is biased.  But so are you. And so am I. We each come from our own perspective, culture, and history, which gives each of us a bias. The problem comes, though, when we can’t see the bias in the air we breathe; when …

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1 Comment on Constructing Truth—Part 3December 2, 2020December 4, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

Constructing Truth—Part 2

Knowing what’s really true isn’t as self-evidently obvious as we once thought. (Spoiler alert: it never actually was). But pursuing truth (or coherence, or values, or whatever language you want to use to describe it)—pursuing truth is necessary hard work. This is something desperately important …

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1 Comment on Constructing Truth—Part 2December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

Constructing Truth—Part 1

“Who knows what’s really true anymore?”“Fake news!”“Stats can be manipulated to say anything.”“Mainstream media is biased, do your research and don’t be in a bubble.” Whether the subject is politics or COVID or who knows what else in our polarized world, social media has been …

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18 Comments on Constructing Truth—Part 1November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

Sabbath as Resistance

(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on June 21, 2020) This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. But those who wish to boast should …

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Leave a Comment on Sabbath as ResistanceJune 21, 2020June 22, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

Shout to Our Mother

For Mother’s Day worship, our church leadership asked me to lead with songs that used feminine language for God. I resonated with that thought. But, while I was always taught God was neither male or female, it wasn’t until my 30’s that I made the …

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Leave a Comment on Shout to Our MotherMay 11, 2020May 19, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

For others

When she was in fifth grade, our daughter Natalie decided that she wanted to go by “Talli”. I’ll admit, I didn’t really like how it sounded. Besides, we were her parents and we had named her Natalie. We liked it. She was still a kid. …

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1 Comment on For othersMay 3, 2020May 3, 2020 By Gregg Koskela

And the winner is…

Mahalia Jackson is the winner for “O Holy Night”! Thanks for joining in again this year!

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Leave a Comment on And the winner is…December 29, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O Holy Night—Final

We are down to two, and they are classics: #5 Mahalia Jackson vs. #7 Nat King Cole. Get your votes in by Friday night at 8 pm PST!

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Leave a Comment on O Holy Night—FinalDecember 26, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

Incarnation

(Message given at Wayside Friends Church on December 22, 2019) The song of the season I want to launch from tonight is actually just a part of a stanza from “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”  “Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th’incarnate deity; pleased, …

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Leave a Comment on IncarnationDecember 24, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O Holy Night—Round 3

Some interesting battles—Classic Nat King Cole puts the new Pentatonix kids in their place. Gladys Knight faced a strong challenge but overcame Mariah. Get your votes in by 9 pm PST Christmas Eve, and then we will let the finals round carry past Christmas a …

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Leave a Comment on O Holy Night—Round 3December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

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