The Song of Songs | Erotic poetry in the Bible
The Song of Songs | Erotic poetry in the Bible

Unlearning Purity Culture and Shame

In our second Sermon in the series "Sex Positive", Sarah Ngu walks us through the Song of Songs, the book medieval Christians commented on more frequently than any other book in the Bible.

The Song of Songs uncomfortably dares us to hold all our human experiences, including our sexual ones, as a mirror by which to see God and ourselves. The relationship between the two lovers in the Song of Songs can be seen as an allegorical metaphor of the relationship between God and God’s people.

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Sarah NguForefront Churchpurity culture, purity movement, purity industry, premarital sex, virginity
THE GOSPEL OF: "Heaven in a time of Lament"
THE GOSPEL OF: "Heaven in a time of Lament"

The Gospel Of: Heaven in a time of Lament.

What if heaven isn't an escape chute? Heaven isn't a place we're whisked to after we die; it's God's order of justice and mercy coming towards us. In this, we know that God cares about community, God cares about suffering, and God is actively pursuing our good.

In this 5th sermon in our EasterTide series, Guest Speaker Shay O'Reilly discusses the coronavirus pandemic, its uneven impacts, and the pressure to move on.

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Shay O'ReillyForefront Churchheaven, eschatology, grief, coronavirus, hope
THE GOSPEL OF: "Gratitude"
THE GOSPEL OF: "Gratitude"

The Gospel Of: Gratitude. Giving as a liturgical act.

Do you believe in 'tithing' or giving a percentage of your income to church? Do you believe it's even worth giving to the church?

Sarah Ngu explains how tithing -- giving a percentage of your income to the church -- is an outdated concept rooted in a time when Israel was a sovereign nation where people had to give tithes to their priests. We don't live in such a context- so why give?

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Sarah NguForefront Churchdeuteronomy, giving, gratitude, tithe