

Reality San Francisco
Reality SF
Dave Lomas and others share encouragements, insights, and meditations on how to respond as followers of Jesus to our current moment. (On Sundays, we post the teaching portion from our online Sunday services, which can be viewed in their entirety at realitysf.com starting at 10:30AM PST.)
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Aug 18, 2020 • 11min
Episode 80: Further Thoughts on Meaning in Suffering
Dave Lomas checks in and reflects a little bit more on Sunday’s teaching about suffering as a pathway of our discipleship to Jesus.

Aug 17, 2020 • 34min
Strangely Dim: The Lord of Weakness
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:27-37 on the differences between the Jesus of our own making and the real Jesus who calls us into radical discipleship.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3atiFyd
Video version available at https://vimeo.com/448367165
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.

Aug 13, 2020 • 34min
Episode 79: Virtue Series - Virtue, A History
Dave Lomas and Matt Barrios have a conversation on the history of virtue.

Aug 11, 2020 • 18min
Episode 78: Making It Through COVID as an Extrovert
Dave Lomas interviews a member of our community, Hooman Khalili, on his experience over the last several months.

Aug 10, 2020 • 32min
Strangely Dim: Overcoming Spiritual Blindness
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:22-26 on our common experience of spiritual blindness and how we can seek healing from Jesus.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2XA97Mz
Video version available at https://vimeo.com/445731258
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.

Aug 6, 2020 • 14min
Episode 77: Virtue Series - Identity & Virtue
Dave Lomas begins a new series on virtues; what they are, why they're vital to live well in our contested world, and how to begin to develop them.

Aug 4, 2020 • 10min
Episode 76: It's Fledgling Season
Dave Lomas reflects on our current season of life through the lens of a fledgling sparrow and Matthew 6.

Aug 3, 2020 • 24min
Strangely Dim: Active Waiting
Jessica Gracewski teaches from John 11:1-16 on five ways that God uses the process of waiting to purify our lives.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/318ufKJ
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/443857931
Jessica Gracewski is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.

Jul 27, 2020 • 31min
Strangely Dim: Come & Have Breakfast
Eugene Cho teaches from John 21:1-14 on Christ’s loving invitation to be with Him when we are feeling tired and defeated.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/339sUpR
Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/441672897
Eugene Cho is the Founding Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, Founder & President of One Day's Wages, and the President & CEO of Bread for the World.

Jul 20, 2020 • 32min
Strangely Dim: Miracles
Ruthie Kim teaches from John 6:1-15 on all that can happen when we expand our perspective beyond our own limitations and depend on God to do things only He can do.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/39bxzZm
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/439591731
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.