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While We Wait

Series: The Common Good: Spirituality and Public Spaces

While We Wait

November 08, 2026 | Rev. Hilary Marchbanks

Series Information

A challenge in U.S. society today — hastened by fragmented media — is echo chambers. We "other" people who think differently than us and that "othering" is reinforced by the media we consume and the company we keep. In the early church, the apostle Paul invited people to "wait on one another" and honor those different than them. He taught that people's differing gifts each bring value to a community, and that honoring one another contributes to the "common good."

Hoe do we live out the faith the Apostle Paul invited us to live out in our pews and in our world? What do we learn spiritually in public spaces? How do Christians live out our Christian values by supporting public spaces? Join us as we look to scripture's timeless wisdom around these modern questions.