Sandhya Jha's Blog, page 9
January 16, 2019
Liberating Love Devotion January 16
In the fall of 2018, I heard a voice calling me to create a devotional that connects God’s children closer to God, closer to each other, and closer to the... Read more >
January 9, 2019
Liberating Love Devotion January 9, 2019
In the fall of 2018, I heard a voice calling me to create a devotional that connects God’s children closer to God, closer to each other, and closer to the... Read more >
January 2, 2019
Liberating Love Devotion January 2, 2019
In the fall of 2018, I heard a voice calling me to create a devotional that connects God’s children closer to God, closer to each other, and closer to the... Read more >
July 8, 2018
Sermon on how to make life easier for folks on the margins
It was a real gift to preach in Redding, CA in July. What a great community, with a history of LGBTQ+ inclusion. After preaching this sermon, I was told by... Read more >
April 29, 2018
Doubting Thomas at Ygnacio Valley Presbyterian Church
I gave listeners an assignment at the beginning of this sermon so they could do their own biblical interpretation, even if it wasn’t the same as mine. That’s some Disciples... Read more >
April 22, 2018
Sermon at St. Andrew Christian Church, Olathe, KS
I love the fact that everyone I bumped into in Kansas City had stories to share, since I believe deeply in the power of our stories. Also, Olathe was an... Read more >
April 8, 2018
Sermon at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church on the very first church in Acts
I remember studying this passage with evangelical friends in college who said how much they loved it; it sounds like communism BUT NOT COMMUNISM BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT JESUS. They... Read more >
March 30, 2018
Good Friday at Allen Temple
Every year this church hosts a Seven Last Words service with seven female preachers. This year I was assigned the seventh word: Father, into they hands I commend my spirit.... Read more >
December 17, 2017
“Waiting for Joy,” A sermon for Joy Sunday, December 17, 2017, First Christian Church of Concord
In this sermon, I confess my fascination with documentaries about cults, I talk about humble leadership, I quote an anarchist feminist atheist who probably would have been annoyed I connect... Read more >
December 13, 2017
“An Unexpected Peace,” a sermon for Peace Sunday of Advent, December 10, 2017
In which I mention an evangelical preacher from the 19th century (pictured here), modern day slavery, my father’s obsession with Advent tea, homeless encampments and where we can actually find... Read more >
