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Dave Lomas and others share encouragements, insights, and meditations on how to respond as followers of Jesus to our current moment. (On Sundays, we post the teaching portion from our online Sunday services, which can be viewed in their entirety at realitysf.com starting at 10:30AM PST.)
Episodes

Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Episode 61 (Part 1): What is the Prayer of Examen?
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Matt Barrios reflects on what the spiritual practice of the Prayer of Examen is, and why it is important for us to practice it in our daily lives.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.

Monday Jun 08, 2020
Episode 60: How to Do Nothing
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Dave Lomas reflects on the need for spiritual practices in our daily lives in order to cultivate intimacy with God and a stamina for the work of renewal and activism.
If you would like access to our spiritual practice cards, please visit realitysf.com/cards.

Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Teaching: Social Justice & the Way of Jesus
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 3:1-6 on the distinctly Christian version of social justice and what motivates followers of Jesus to be engaged in it.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2YbESuP
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/426566776
This teaching is the fourth in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2018 series "Everyday Mystic" and 2019 series "The Gospel & Race."
Find "Everyday Mystic" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/everyday-mystic/
Find "The Gospel & Race" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/gospel-and-race/

Friday Jun 05, 2020
Episode 59: A Conversation on Race & Emotional Health with Rich Villodas
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Rich Villodas on the importance of emotional health, both individually and in community, within the context of racial reconciliation.
Rich is the Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York.

Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Episode 58: Balancing Lament & Action
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Kevin Cooke offers some practical ways that we can move into action, even as we continue to experience grief and lament.
Kevin is the Marriage & Family Pastor and an Elder at Reality SF.

Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Episode 57: Embracing Grief & Loss
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Jessica Gracewski reflects on the importance of embracing grief and loss, and how it impacts our ability to become spiritually and emotionally healthy individuals and engage in conversations around race.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.

Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Episode 56: How to Talk About Race with Others
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Dave Lomas sits down with Tracy and Moses, two members of our Race & Belonging Cohort, to discuss how to have conversations about race and hold space for all the feelings associated with it.

Monday Jun 01, 2020
Episode 55: Racism for Beginners
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Dave Lomas discusses the social construct and history of race in the world, and the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.
More resources and our previous series "The Gospel & Race" are available at https://bit.ly/2Mhj8rJ

Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday Teaching: Christ & Your Emotions
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 11:28-30 on what our emotions tell us about ourselves and what Christ's emotions tell us about Him (and how He feels about us).
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2zFeEZD
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/424352848
This teaching is the third in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2014 series "The Emo Church" and 2019 series "Emotionally Healthy Relationships."
Find "The Emo Church" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-church/
Find "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-relationships/

Friday May 29, 2020
Episode 54: A Critical Conversation on Identity with Janet Ikpa
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Janet Ikpa regarding true identity and how Jesus, faith, being black, and being a woman all connect in this unique cultural moment.
Janet is a faithful member of our church community who regularly serves in multiple capacities.