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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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- 2022 - 2025
Still Fighting It (Matthew 5:13-20)
And this is a crucial point to make for people whose purpose for existing requires them to live as agents of God’s love. We’re salt and light. We are who we are, not because the situation calls for i…
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Not Your Father's Beatitudes
So when Jesus says that those who will be blessed are the poor in spirit in God's kingdom, he’s not talking about the fainthearted. He’s talking about those who are actually poor, those who are so fa…
Mon 30 Jan 2023
The Problem with Empire (Matthew 4:12-23)
But this new realm Jesus announces is the kind of good news that appeals to everybody else—the other 99%. In fact, the news is so good that, according to Matthew, "Jesus went throughout Galilee teach…
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Come and See (John 1:29-42)
The scriptures present any number of images of God—God the Lion of Judah, the watchful shepherd, the heartbroken lover, the vigilant protector, the loving parent who expects more from us than we’re o…
Wed 18 Jan 2023
The Clash of Kings
But that gives us a clue about the character of the new world God is creating. True power, God’s creative power, will never be found in the place logic tells us to look, among the people logic tells …
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Help Is on the Way! (Luke 23:33-43)
Jesus was crucified not because he annoyed the Jewish religious leaders, as has been popularly taught for years, but because Caesar’s goons were afraid he’d lead a revolt and try to take over Jerusal…
Sun 11 Dec 2022
But What If It’s Only a Dream? (Isaiah 65:17-25)
What if, for a world satisfied with things it already takes for granted—that white men should always occupy the top of the food chain and that a person’s money or power ought to be the measure of the…
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Blessed? (Luke 6:20-31)
According to Jesus, the reign of God is for losers. It’s for all the people who’re afraid that they’re not worthy, that they don’t have enough going on to commend themselves. It's for everyone who's …
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Trying to See (Luke 19:1-10)
The promise of the reign of God is that we will all be seen for who we really are … and we won’t have to worry anymore about everyone seeing all of us—even the humiliating parts. And now, if we want …
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Getting Angry for the Right Reasons (Luke 18:9-14)
It should come as no surprise that Jesus sets this parable within the confines of the temple in Jerusalem, which kept you constantly aware of where everyone fits into the great cosmic org chart. Ther…
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Grant Me Justice (Luke 18:1-8)
We pray not so that God might get frustrated and finally provide us with what we think we deserve but so that God's reign here on earth might be revealed. A reign where the vulnerable and the destitu…
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Using Only What You've Got (Luke 17:5-10)
And Luke doesn’t seem helpful when he says, “What? Did you think you were getting a Barcalounger and a lifetime supply of attaboys?” But you see, in the reign of God, that’s good news. You don’t have…
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Navigating the Thin Places (Luke 17-11-19)
In a world where crosses and leper colonies exist to dispose of “human waste”—Jesus says “no.” In the face of all the name-calling and lynching and fighting and warring, Jesus appears, takes his plac…
Sun 09 Oct 2022
What Happens When You Realize the World You Thought You Lived in Isn't the One You Inhabit? (Luke 16-19-31)
I mean, if the rich man isn’t the hero and Lazarus isn’t a cautionary tale you tell your kids, so they’ll do their geometry homework and get into Harvard, then everything we’ve taken for granted as t…
Mon 26 Sep 2022
Blaming the Wrong Person (Luke 16:1-16)
But here, I would like to suggest that Jesus isn’t just talking about people with money. He’s talking about the systems of domination, exploitation, and violence that keep money in the hands of the p…
Mon 19 Sep 2022
The Real Reason for Rejoicing (Luke 15:1-10)
Because they bear part of God’s heart with them, who do we care about so much that we’re willing to risk the wrath of the folks in charge just to welcome them, to have a meal with them, to call them …
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Don’t Bring Anything with You (Luke 14:25-33)
Part of the reason Jesus puts out this disclaimer about counting the cost is that too often people think they what they want from faith is ease-of-use, friction-free, pre-packaged, no muss—no fuss, n…
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Playing by the Rules (Luke 14:1, 7-14)
Jesus isn’t inviting us to forget about this world and concentrate on the next. He’s inviting us to begin living as if this new realm of God’s hospitality were already present, fully realized right h…
Mon 29 Aug 2022
Being Set Free (Luke 13:10-17)
So the question this story raises for us is, where are we working to bring tear down the barriers put in place by the powerful (intentional or not) that serve to keep people isolated, unseen, forgott…
Thu 25 Aug 2022
You Who Were Far Off (Eph. 2:11-22)
The thing is, though, you can’t see them from far off. You have to get right up next to people in order to see them, I mean really see them. And by the grace of God and the mystery of Christ, we’ve b…
Mon 15 Aug 2022
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