Rev. Joseph Boyd Youngstown is awesome. The Northside in particular is awesome. Your life as it is today on the cusp of autumn, is full of awesomeness. What do I mean by awesome? The definition of awesome is: extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension or fear. It is easy to forget that the … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 22, 2019 – “It’s Awesome”

Rev. Joseph Boyd We live in a land of great expectations. It’s hardwired, built in, part of the fabric and DNA of this country. We are the inheritors of a vision to be a city on a hill, a beacon of freedom, a beacon of opportunity, a beacon of creativity and experimentation unlike the world … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 15, 2019 – “Great Expectations”

Rev. Joseph Boyd As Erica Roberts clung to a tall mango tree, the winds and sea water  churned up by hurricane Dorian pounding her face, a single thought ran through her head: “I will not die like this”.   Her home, in the small town of High Rock on the eastern side of Grand Bahama … Continue reading Homily – Sept 8, 2019 – “Saving the Captives”

Rev. Joseph Boyd We all live here on the Northside, at least for this worship hour. The Northside has seen a lot of changes over the years. Known as a center of bohemian culture in the 1960’s, the Northside is where the artists lived. It’s where the poets lived. It’s where the counterculture was alive, … Continue reading Sermon – Aug 18, 2019 – “Teaching Resilience”

Rev. Joseph Boyd Since before the beginning of time, since before the Roman calendar, since before BCE, since before AD, the question of the afterlife has been a reality in the here and now. Many faiths are clear on this subject, some less clear. There is great debate currently in the Evangelical movement about the … Continue reading Sermon – May 26, 2019 – “The Afterlife is Guaranteed”