Douglass Church - Douglass Blvd Christian Church
DBCC is an open and affirming community of faith in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Church starts at 11:00. Donuts start before that.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Wind Again Blows
God comes to us and says, 'There are some folks who need my love and compassion. I want you to go to them. I want you to love them for me.' 'Which folks?' 'All my children. You know who I’m talking a…
Mon 06 May 2024
Not Quite Getting It (Mark 11:1-11)
So, when Jesus arrived on the scene, Palestine was desperate for another messiah, a hero, someone to rally the oppressed locals to finally kick the Roman interlopers out of Palestine. They needed, in…
Mon 25 Mar 2024
That's the Bargain (John 12:20-36)
Jesus says, “Here’s what my glory looks like: Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those…
Mon 18 Mar 2024
God's Scandalous Mercy (John 3:14-21)
Have you noticed how many people think the table is too big—that we’ve got no business telling everybody they’re welcome? They say, “Well, of course, everyone’s welcome ... just as soon as they get t…
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Signs of Disruption (John 2:13-22)
Many people believe that God is to be found at the “temple.” So, they spend a great deal of time trying to figure out how to help people find their way through the doors that they’ve been told for so…
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Bearing Crosses? (Mark 8:31-38)
Wayward children. Problem spouses. Overbearing parents. Demanding bosses. Arthritis. The heartbreak of Psoriasis. Male-pattern baldness. All of these and more serious things that bring suffering are …
Mon 26 Feb 2024
It Is Good for Us to Be Here (Mark 9:2-9)
With the uncertainty Jesus has just laid out for them about picking up their crosses and dying as enemies of the state, Peter sees the ancient Near Eastern version of the Justice League all wearing t…
Mon 12 Feb 2024
What If It's Bigger Than Us? (Mark 1:29-39)
But if Jesus’ mission is about healing, about re-establishing the dignity and purpose of others, of helping them to find a place that’s safe and affirming—then, perhaps, we who are his followers ough…
Thu 08 Feb 2024
As One with Authority (Mark 1:21-28)
Why? Because Jesus speaks as one with authority—a new kind of authority; he speaks the truth … always. Jesus is, according to this definition, a faithful jihadist who squares off against the powers t…
Mon 29 Jan 2024
I'm Sorry, When? (Mark 1:14-20)
Maybe God’s trying to tell you something at this very moment. Maybe there’s not some big PowerPoint pitch to lay out all the pros and cons, not some incentivized benefits package, not some assurance …
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Emperors and Their New Clothes (Matthew 2:1-12)
Herod resides in regal luxury in the thriving metropolis of Jerusalem; Jesus begins his life relying on the generosity of visitors in a modest dwelling in Bethlehem. Herod has access to the most infl…
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Glad Tidings (Mark 1:1-8)
In a world that feels increasingly out of control every day, we’ve been given glad tidings that sound unrealistic at best and downright deranged at worst. We live in a world that has a way of grindin…
Mon 11 Dec 2023
The Heresy of Freedom (Mark 13:24-37
God created and loves individuals. No doubt. But God didn’t create us to remain focused on our individuality. In God’s new realm, freedom doesn’t just release individuals from their own private bonda…
Mon 04 Dec 2023
Seeing the Unseen (Matthew 25:31-46)
Why does God identify so strongly with these, the powerless? Well, for one thing, God created us … all of us. And afterward, God paused to consider the fine craftsmanship of God’s hands. Apparently, …
Tue 28 Nov 2023
From Those Who Have Nothing (Matthew 25:14-30)
When we read about vulnerable people being evicted and left to survive in the streets, we find a way not only to help feed and shelter but to agitate for justice in housing. When we witness White nat…
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Faith without ... Justice (Amos 5:18-24)
But God says, “If everything else you do isn’t motivated by your love of the imperiled and unremembered, then it’s worse than if you’d done nothing at all. If you’d done nothing, at least that would …
Sun 19 Nov 2023
The Claims on Us (Matthew 22:15-22)
Caesar’s always going to want what Caesar wants. Wall Street. Madison Avenue. They vie for our attention like it’s their birthright. There are so many claims placed upon our loyalties ... from every …
Tue 24 Oct 2023
New Maps (Matthew 22:1-14)
Unlike Matthew's original readers, when Jesus started talking about a King giving a wedding banquet, his audience wouldn't have immediately made the connection between the King in the parable and God…
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Producing the Fruits of the Realm
Jesus heads into the vineyard to cheers of “Hosanna. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” But he can read the political tea leaves. He’s got a pretty good idea where this story is headed…
Mon 09 Oct 2023
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