lian’s articles, sermon nuggets, and conversation starters…
A scriptural commentary published in “On Scripture” (Odyssey Networks). Here’s a sample: What happened in Orlando will forever rock that city and the LGBT community, and this senseless act of hate has sparked the usual outrage on the ease of gun access, the ways Supreme Court victories don’t solve the problem of intolerance, and the […]
It has been 3 weeks since Jose Juan Federico Moreno entered University Church, and you are probably wondering how things are going. In any other world, and probably most other faith communities that would take this on, the answer would be, “Amazing! Look how Faithful we’re being!” Or LOOK, we’re on the cover of […]
A piece written for the Forum for Theological Exploration, exploring call stories, and Pastor Julian talking a bit about how he came to love church. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithforward/2016/04/hip-hop-as-theological-exploration/
I went outside yesterday and needed a jacket; I didn’t have one, but I needed one. The weather had changed dramatically – as it always does this time of year – and suddenly the church’s plans for installing A/C were not as urgent. (Don’t worry; it’ll be here by next summer). That’s another big change: […]
Rev. Julian DeShazier, Pastor of University Church will appear on the Chicago Sunday Evening Club documentary, Violence in Chicago: Responding in Faith. The documentary highlights the city-wide cost of violence for all the citizens of Chicago – the damage done not only by bullets but by feelings of fear and hopelessness that stretch from the […]
by Rev. Julian DeShazier CHICAGO – May 13, 2014 When the Chicago Community Trust called and asked me to help moderate one of their “On the Table” discussions happening around the city, I wanted to know more about my audience and whether this would be a conversation worth moving out of bed on my […]
