The Loft LA - Progressive Christianity in Podcast Form

What If the Trinity Is God's Answer to Oppositional and  Binary Thinking? For those searching "The Trinity explained," this sermon helps us see how the Trinity invites us to participate in a dance of mutual love and relationship.

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Carter shows how Jesus' body under Roman colonial occupation, the placement of the temple story at the beginning of the Gospel of John, and the early church idea of the Trinity give us a non-hierarchical vision of God — Father, Son and Spirit in mutual love — that disrupts Black-white, man-woman, straight-gay and cis-trans binaries.

This sermon also includes the prayer of remembrance for All Saints Day. On this day, we remember and give thanks for the loved ones we have lost. This prayer is for fresh grief, old grief, and tangled grief; for the loss of children hoped for, and for the loss of the companion animals that have loved us unconditionally.

What is The Loft LA - Progressive Christianity in Podcast Form?

The Loft is a progressive Christian community that is unapologetically inclusive. If you're curious about what a socially and politically progressive Christianity looks like, this podcast is for you.

This podcast features edited audio from our weekly Sunday gathering of people interested in following Jesus' spiritual path of radical compassion. Regardless of your race, gender, class, sexuality, or where you fall on the spectrum of belief or unbelief, you are welcome at The Loft.

Their are four values that inform and help form our community:

- Conversation is the center of our gatherings. We facilitate a conversational approach to thinking about and living out our faith together.
- Belonging defines who we are and aim to be. We are not isolated individuals but people who belong in divine grace.
- Compassion is God's love in action. It is in serving and helping others – we actively take the good news out into our city and the world.
- Decolonization is our theological approach. We are committed to the ongoing work of decolonizing Christianity in order to better love and serve the world.