Virtual Worship Service 10 AM Sunday on www.facebook.com/bethelbeaverton

Based on Brene Brown’s book: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging. (Random House: 2017: New York), (Chapter 4)

• How hatred plays into our tendency to dehumanize

• Could zooming in be the key to connection?

• The man with “demons” … “messed up and crazy”

• How Republicans and Democrats see each other

Scriptures:  Jonah 3:10-4:5 (Jonah was furious with God because God forgave the Ninevites.  Jonah did not want to let go of his self-righteous judgment of a whole city of people and animals). Luke 8:26-39 – Jesus sees, meets and heals a man who had been possessed by demons and unable to connect with anyone.  The whole community was afraid of this man.  Jesus moved in.

We’ll explore the role of hatred and how it plays into our tendency to dehumanize people with whom we disagree.  Dehumanizing is what leads to a break in connection:  it short circuits what we know to be deeply true:  that we are all inextricably connected.

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