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November 2016

November 28, 2016

Voices in the Wilderness (Matthew 3:1-12)

By Shively Smith. The impact of the #SayHerName Movement cannot be overstated. This is...

November 14, 2016

Heeding God’s Relentless Demand for Justice (Jeremiah 23:1-6)

By Keith Anderson. This year’s bruising presidential election ended in shocking fashion in the...

November 07, 2016

Making Justice in the Midst of Chaos (Isaiah 65:17-25)

By Onleilove Alston. This election cycle has uncovered the racism, sexism, and nativism that...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

A Work in Progress (Haggai 1:15b-2:9)

By Jacqui Lewis. As we stand on the precipice of a new presidential administration; as...

October 10, 2016

No Justice, No Peace (Luke 18:1-8)

By Matthew L. Skinner. The system is rigged. It always has been. Prosecutors manipulate...

October 03, 2016

Except This Foreigner (Luke 17:11-19)

By Eric D. Barreto. If Jesus’ words never strike me as strange, if Jesus’...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Ah, Jesus, I Get It Now! (Luke 17:5-10)

By Jacqui Lewis. No wonder we don’t talk about verses 7-10 of this text....

September 12, 2016

Uber and Amos: Economic Justice in the Gig Economy (Luke 16:1-13)

By Keith Anderson. The curbside at Atlanta airport’s Terminal South is a strange place to...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

In God’s Hands (Jeremiah 18:1-11)

By Mihee Kim-Kort. We are living in a world with no shortage of trauma...

August 22, 2016

Why Jesus Wouldn’t Be a Democrat or a Republican (Luke 14:1, 7-14)

By Billy Honor. If you just listened to the current presidential candidates talk, you’d...

August 15, 2016

Why We Can’t Wait (Luke 13:10-17)

By Matthew L. Skinner. Why We Can’t Wait is the familiar title of Martin...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

How Long, Oh Lord? Praying Without Ceasing for Justice (Luke 11:1-13)

By Onleilove Alston. As I looked through my Facebook newsfeed I saw many of...

July 11, 2016

Death, Injustice, and a Basket of Fruit (Amos 8:1-12)

By Melissa Browning. Things aren’t always what they seem. Like that time God sent Amos...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Finding a Deeper Truth Together (Luke 22:14–23:56)

By Sister Simone Campbell. The story of Jesus’ passion and death has stirred my imagination...

March 07, 2016

Jesus, Justice-Fatigue, and Why Being Black Is Exhausting (John 12:1-8)

By Billy Honor. Several days ago I was asked by a local news reporter what...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

A Covenant of Neighborly Justice: Break the Chains of Quid Pro Quo (Isaiah 55:1-9)

By Walter Brueggemann. In this season of Lent, this text of summons may be a...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

Tamir Rice and the Anguish of Our National Sin (Nehemiah 8:1-10)

By Robert Williamson. On December 28, just before New Year’s Day, a Cleveland grand jury...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

Learning from Mary in Our Age of Endless War (Luke 1:39-55)

By Matthew L. Skinner. Author and activist Shane Claiborne champions a program that turn weapons...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Pope Francis U.S. Visit: Love and Joy Trump Rules (Mark 10:2-18)

By Sr. Simone Campbell. A 23-year-old Reading native struggles to find stable work that will...

September 2015

September 09, 2015

Free Speech: A License to Destroy or A Responsibility to Build Up? (James 3:1-12)

By Walter Brueggemann. Five Things You Didn't Know About Free Speech Around the World...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

The New Feminism: Redefining a Woman’s Place (Mark 7:24-37)

By Karyn L. Wiseman. We asked people about gender equality in today’s society. Recently two...

August 17, 2015

Immigration: Love Without Borders (1 Kings 8)

By Roger S. Nam. The 2016 presidential election season has brought increased attention to...

August 10, 2015

Ferguson One Year Later: Give Us Wisdom (1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14)

By Lisa Sharon Harper. One year since the death of Michael Brown. The plane touched...

August 03, 2015

Can We Keep Our Children Safe? (2 Samuel 18)

By H. Beecher Hicks, Jr. The black church plays an important role in supporting education....

July 2015

July 15, 2015

All the Charlestons: We Press On for Justice

By Eric D. Barreto. Rev. Dr. James Forbes reflects on racism. Weariness is the constant...

July 06, 2015

We Are Family: Why the Affordable Care Act Matters (2 Samuel 6)

By Cari Jackson. We asked people about the importance of health care. The R&B song...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: A Call for Radical Mercy

By Shane Claiborne. It’s hard to have mercy for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. It was Jesus who...

May 11, 2015

Don’t Ask Jesus to Say the Table Prayer (John 17:6-19)

By Barbara Lundblad. Project RETURN helps men and women leaving prison return to the community....

May 01, 2015

Preaching Reflections on Freddie Gray and Baltimore

In light of this week's events in Baltimore, MD, several of our ON Scripture writers...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

Ferguson and Forgiveness (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

By Walter Brueggemann. We asked people what they think about racism in America. Lent is...

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