Beyond Resistance: Learning to Say Yes

When the ground beneath our feet feels unstable, how do we stay true to ourselves while adapting to a world that keeps shifting? Many of us know what it's like to recognize that the practices that once grounded us no longer feel sufficient—or worse, they deliver us back into shame and uncertainty. This sermon explores an obscure biblical community called the Rechabites, who mastered what we desperately need today: staying rooted in core values while improvising new responses to new challenges. Using insights from Martin Luther King Jr. and contemporary writer Kaveh Akbar, we examine why it's not enough to simply avoid doing harm—and what it actually looks like to move from endless abstinence to actively showing up for ourselves, our neighbors, and the world. If you're exhausted from trying to do everything right while still wondering if you're making any real difference, this conversation offers a different framework: what if falling back in love with what matters most is actually the key to sustainable change?

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Beyond Resistance: Learning to Say Yes is an episode from The Table Church.

This episode is 29:37 long.

This episode was published on Feb 3, 2026.

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