Rev. Floyd ThompkinsFeb 143 minA Clean Slate The justice system should not be institutionalized meanness.
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsOct 14, 20212 minTurn Up The VolumeWhere social ideologies of racial, religious and sectarian prejudices flood our media and the conversations around us, Oh God turn up the...
pastorfloyd8Sep 28, 20212 minHope and the Breath of GodThis is an excerpt from a book of short mediations that I am currently writing. -Floyd Thompkins Edited by T. Lai Hope peeks out from...
pastorfloyd8Aug 13, 20213 minCan I Get A Witness Edited by T. Lai There is a difference between ignorance and willful ignorance. Ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge. It can be...
pastorfloyd8Jul 15, 20214 minOppression and the clobber scripturesEdited by T. Lai As an African American Christian, I and others have been the object of the misuse of scriptures. Scriptures have been...
pastorfloyd8Jul 4, 20211 minWorship on the 4th of July With the sound of fireworks in the background, the smell of barbecue filling the atmosphere, and the relief of vacations looming in our...
pastorfloyd8Jun 17, 20213 minThe Child is Not the Problem Edited by T Lai Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking Isaac. 10 Therefore she said to...
pastorfloyd8May 26, 20212 minGraduation is also about Appreciation This Sunday we will invite you to share the names of graduates in the chat and we will read them out loud. But today we invite you to...
pastorfloyd8May 17, 20213 minThese all Died, Not having received the Promise Written in consultation with the pastors of Marin County ( Rev. Dr. Ronald Leggett, Bishop Johnathan D. Logan, Sr, Rev. Marcus Small, and...
pastorfloyd8May 7, 20213 minLearn from Peter: Confront Complicity, Take Courage, and BelieveEdited by T. Lai Think about Peter, Jesus’ disciple. Think of the women who braved ridicule to be the first steadfast evangelists (Heed...
pastorfloyd8Apr 22, 20213 minHeed the Witness: The Work of EvangelismEdited by T Lai “The women’s story seemed like nonsense.” (Luke 24:11) The gospel writers wrote that the women who tended to the tomb,...
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsApr 13, 20213 minBE A WITNESS Be a Witness of Courage! I may have too harshly judged the disciples because they did not show up at the crucifixion. But now– watching...
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsApr 3, 20214 minJesus is Seen in Us (No, this is Not Heretical) As we gather in the shadow of Easter, we have to admit that the image and message of Jesus has morphed into something that many of us do...
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsMar 23, 20212 minThe Truth Matters About Racism It is a sad spectacle to witness a nation engaged in the exercise of assessing the events in Atlanta, GA as racist or not. His veracity...
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsMar 6, 20214 minGod Stands Within Us I get it now. I now understand how a church can reject a person because that person does not conform to its ideal of the human life...
Rev. Floyd ThompkinsFeb 24, 20211 minWorshipping in a PandemicWe are being suffocated by lies, deceit, political incompetency and spiritual hypocrisy. We are being drained by the effort that it takes...