Reality San Francisco

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.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 

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/

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.

Matt Barrios reflects on the relationship between knowing our identity in Christ and discovering our vocation and calling. Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.

Dave Lomas reflects on what the Scriptures say about who we are, and the process of discovering and becoming who we are. Scripture references available at https://bit.ly/2XDTJxV 

Dave Lomas continues our conversation on identity and answers some questions he received in response to Sunday's teaching. Our past series "A New Identity" is available at https://bit.ly/2ZCLrZG 

Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 3:13-17 on our identity in Christ as God's beloved. Teachings slides available at https://bit.ly/3egXkJ4 To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/421996264 This teaching is the second in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. To explore our 2011 "A New Identity" teaching series, visit https://realitysf.com/category/series/a-new-identity/

Jessica Gracewski reflects on our focus of Biblical Literacy, meditating on Psalm 23 and putting into practice some tools introduced this past week. Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.

Dave Lomas reflects on the the 4-Part Gospel, and the importance of remaining in the story by reading the Bible regularly and living out our role in it.

Dave Lomas has a conversation discussing all things Bible with Tim Mackie. Tim is the Co-Founder, Creative Director, & Writer for BibleProject, has a PhD in Semitic Languages and Biblical Studies, and is a professor at Western Seminary.

Dave Lomas reflects on why the Bible is so hard to understand, and offers three practical postures to take when reading it.

Dave Lomas reflects on the connection between participating in the reality of God and learning about Him through the Scriptures. The teaching series "The Bible & Authority" is available at https://bit.ly/2WLDVdn 

Dale Gustafson teaches from Psalm 1 on the importance of rightly interpreting and understanding Scripture so that we may hear it clearly during chaotic, uncertain times. Teachings slides available at https://bit.ly/368TCOP To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/419327527 This teaching is the first in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. To explore all of our 2016 Year of Biblical Literacy resources, visit https://realitysf.com/bible/ Dale Gustafson is the Executive Director of Reality SF.