Hello Living Word Church, Pastor Daniel here again with another "Love Your Neighbor" post.  There are several things I would like to share with us today:    As many of you know, the month of June is referred to by many as "Pride Month" for the LGBTQ+ community and its advocates.  Here at Living Word Church we do not affirm those views of sexuality due to Biblical principles.  Yet we are still called to love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:31), which includes people who are same-sex attracted and identify as transgender, gay, queer etc.  In this week's "Ask the Pastor" video, Pastor Brian and I discuss how we as Christians can love people within the LGBTQ+ community.  I invite you to wat

Happy Juneteenth Living Word Church! What's Juneteenth you may be wondering? I'll explain... On June 19th, 1865, the blacks slaves living in Galveston, Texas received great news...they were free!! Approximately two and a half years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which legally ended slavery in the United States.  And finally on June 19th the amazing news reached everyone who was enslaved in the U.S.  Junteenth is the oldest commemoration celebrating the ending of slavery in our nation.     Today, I will be celebrating Juneteenth in a variety of ways.  I will be ordering some food from one of my favorite African restaurants in Worcester: Accra Girls!

Hi Living Word Church, God Bless you all.  Today I wanted to share several things with you all.  Some of us may have watched these already, but our church has created two videos so far in response to George Floyd's killing in which we discuss racism in our society and how we can respond in love to one another in this moment and beyond.  If you have yet to do so, I invite you to check them out. Here are the links to those two videos:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK735iJpBxY&t=185s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMIVH2Yz-M&t=1s Last week, I shared that we will be offering a free seminar to raise awareness on sex and human trafficking on Saturday, June 27th from 10am-12pm via Zoom.  Many

Hello Living Word Church, God Bless you all.        This has been a significant week for many of us.  In response to George Floyd's killing many of us have loved our neighbors in a variety of new ways.  Some of us have stood together to peacefully protest racism, racial injustice and police brutality.  Many have cried out to God for His justice, love, righteousness and reconciliation to come to our nation.  Some have spoken out seeking to share their stories and raise awareness of these issues.  Others have empathetically listened and learned from others.  Many have had uncomfortable conversations. Some have studied Scripture and shared them.  Others have educated themselves, reading book