Dialogue in many places has given over to yelling matches, but we can make the choice to rise above the fray and engage with one another in healthy ways. It will take a choice to live and engage with one another based on Biblical principles and to let go of our tendency to fight for the chance to engage one another and to lift one another up.

Rabbi Gene dives into a topic many people have heard about before: patience. Yet, as Gene takes a deep look into the scriptures and shares about the science of patience, he reveals a side of patience we don't often see. Patience, in the end, is an attitude we can take towards the world around us that changes everything about how we experience God, ourselves, and the world around us.

There are several different kinds of wisdom described in scripture: practical decisions, learning through experience, etc. However, there's also a kind of wisdom that is deeply spiritual and that changes our mode of living. Gene dives into this kind of wisdom, what it means to "fear the LORD", and why this wisdom is so good for us.

In this shortened sermon – to allow time for the community to share – Brian shares about the power of gratitude and it's connection to joy and personal transformation. Personal sharing of gratitude was not included in the "online" version.