Mark 2:23-28 (NRSV) One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and […]
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Remembering Our Transgender Siblings
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and recognize the long struggle for justice for Transgender persons and all persons of diverse gender identities and expressions. We remember all transgender persons that have been murdered and violently attacked throughout the world and in our country, the Philippines, because of transphobia and intolerance, especially […]
The Queer Challenges of Ruth and Naomi
Preaching by Open Table MCC’s Pastor Joseph Tiu San Jose at Resurrection MCC in Houston, Texas, USA, last November 17, 2019. […]
Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing
Galatians 2:19-20 (NRSV) For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in […]
Open Table MCC Stands with NCCP
Historically, when the Church and individual Christians work with and speak for the poor, the oppressed and the marginalized; when it challenges the powers & principalities of this world, the same powers will attack & persecute the Church. The powers will attack, shame and even kill but history tells us that the Church and Christ’s […]