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April 2026

April 21, 2026

The Good Shepherd As Systemic Critique

In contrast to exploitative systems that prioritize profit, control, or power, the Good Shepherd stands...

April 16, 2026

Emmaus and Rekindled Hope

Encounters that rekindle hope don't lead us from justice work; they send us back into...

April 15, 2026

Emmaus and the Sacred Work of Listening

Action is essential. Yet, listening is itself a form of sacred work. The stranger does...

April 14, 2026

What Emmaus Teaches About Hope, Disappointment and Justice

Emmaus echos the grief familiar to many in justice work today who face the loss...

April 09, 2026

The Double Ending of the Gospel of John

The presence of a second ending in chapter 21 does not diminish the ending in...

April 08, 2026

Honesty About Doubt: Lessons from Thomas

Doubt is not the opposite of faith, but often a pathway into a deeper, more...

April 07, 2026

Lessons from John’s Post Resurrection Stories

The post resurrection narratives in the Gospel of John are some of the most interesting...

April 02, 2026

Life After the Cross: A Gospel Begins with Women at a Tomb

Centering the gospel in resurrection rather than death and dying follows the original witness first...

April 01, 2026

An Invitation to the Same Solidarity

Easter invites us to align ourselves in that same solidarity, to resist systems that crucify,...

March 2026

March 31, 2026

Social Implications of Resurrection

Empires are not permanent or unquestionable. Resurrection stores in the context of State violence carry...

March 26, 2026

State Violence and Sacred Resistance

We are left in the wake of state violence and a guard posted at a...

March 25, 2026

A Shared Meal and Betrayal

Betrayal hurts deeply because it comes from those we believed stood beside us. Our narrative...

March 24, 2026

Justice Lessons from the Final Scenes of the Gospel Stories

The final scenes offer profound lessons for justice work today. They highlights the dynamics of...

March 19, 2026

Lazarus and the Unfinished Work of Liberation

Liberation requires more than individual transformation; it calls communities to participate actively in our unbinding.

March 18, 2026

Lazarus and Today’s Struggles for Justice

Compassion is not distant from human struggles. Justice work and faithful action begin with genuine...

March 18, 2026

Lazarus and the Politics of Liberation

In the story of Lazarus, the narrative reason for Jesus’ crucifixion differs drastically from the...

March 12, 2026

Reclaiming John from Its Antisemitic Narrative Elements

The phrase “the Jews” in the Gospel of John has a long and troubling history...

March 11, 2026

The Precedence of Justice

Liberation, humanity, and justice is measured not by strict compliance but by precedence over the...

March 10, 2026

Lessons From Our Differences

We don’t have to use our differences as metaphors of inferiority to lift up the...

March 05, 2026

Spirit and Truth

This story challenges us to cross boundaries, to listen first, to trust that those most...

March 04, 2026

Stop Blaming the Woman at the Well

This woman's story plausibly reflects more structural vulnerability. Repeated marriages in the ancient world signal...

March 03, 2026

Justice Lessons at the Well

The story of at the well begins with mutual vulnerability, not with a loftier benefactor...

February 2026

February 26, 2026

Loving Our World Through Justice

These stories call us to love our world and to participate in that love by...

February 25, 2026

Facing Our Systems of Harm

This imagery used in our reading this week reminds us that healing begins when the...

February 24, 2026

When Privilege Takes Risks for Justice

The scene is quite familiar for those today in justice work who take up the...

February 19, 2026

The Tempations and Proximity to Power

Movements for justice are often tempted to seek change by compromising core values in exchange...

February 18, 2026

Turning Stones To Bread and Systemic Poverty

Turning stones to bread warns against substituting band-aid fixes or miraculous charity for structural transformation.

February 17, 2026

The Temptations and Our Justice Work Today

This year’s season of Lent begins with Matthew’s version of Jesus’ temptations. These narrative choices...

February 12, 2026

Moses, Elijah and Our Justice Work Today

They represent tradition of liberation and courage stretching back to Moses and Elijah and continuing...

February 11, 2026

Better Monuments or A Better World

It is easier to build monuments than to build a better world. Moments represented in...