Giving Thanks for DarknessAllison Tanner(Rev. Dr. Allison Tanner is Pastor for Public Witness at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA) Hebrews 1:10-12“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands;…11 they will perish, but … Continue reading Advent 2020 – December 21
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December 3, 2020
Public WitnessSacred Resistance Update The ancient story of Jesus’ birth reminds us that his earliest years were those of a refugee, forced by state-sanctioned violence to flee his homeland. This Advent, Lakeshore’s Sanctuary Working Group invites you to stand with refugees, … Continue reading December 3, 2020
Continue reading →Advent 2020 – December 1
Lent & AdventComfort in CreationAllison Tanner(Rev. Dr. Allison Tanner is Pastor for Public Witness, Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA) Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come?2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and … Continue reading Advent 2020 – December 1
Continue reading →First Sunday of Advent Worship – November 29
This Sunday at LakeshoreInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness Desmond Tutu Welcome – Allison Prelude – Stan, “Veni Emmanuel” by Richard Purvis Land Acknowledgement and Opening … Continue reading First Sunday of Advent Worship – November 29
Continue reading →Rethinking Thanksgiving
Public WitnessThe East Bay is traditional Lisjan Ohlone land and Oakland rests upon the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo Ohlone people. sogoreate-landtrust.org Ever since witnessing settler colonial practices on vivid display during my first visit to the Holy Land, … Continue reading Rethinking Thanksgiving
Continue reading →Get Ready, Stay Ready: Making the Most of This Moment
Public WitnessDear Lakeshore family, As many of you know, I have taken on the temporary, part-time role of Election Faith Engagement Coordinator for Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. This work entails organizing the interfaith community to engage in defending democracy, should … Continue reading Get Ready, Stay Ready: Making the Most of This Moment
Continue reading →October 29, 2020
Public WitnessNovember 2020 portends to be a month unlike any other, as we continue living in a year unlike any other. In the wake of the election, and the likelihood that it will take some time for election results to be … Continue reading October 29, 2020
Continue reading →For a World Without Walls!
Public WitnessDear Lakeshore, One of my many hats is the convener of the Bay Area World Without Walls Coalition. This coalition is part of a global network of hundreds of organizations working to tear down walls of division and hate and build … Continue reading For a World Without Walls!
Continue reading →Keep Hugo Home
Public WitnessYesterday I stood with Hugo and Hulissa Aguilar outside ICE headquarters in San Francisco. We gathered to support the family as Hugo faces imminent deportation, to pray that ICE director David Jennings might use prosecutorial oversight to intervene and stop … Continue reading Keep Hugo Home
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Public Witness“Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we call the Beloved Community…. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful … Continue reading Engaging Democracy
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