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May 2020

May 13, 2020

Growth For Growth’s Sake (Part 2 of 3)

The system of exploitation of the masses for the benefit of a few was set...

May 04, 2020

A Gospel for the Earth (Part 1 of 3)

If ever there were a warning for privileged elites to make restitution to the masses...

April 2020

April 08, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 2 of 6)

He did not ignore destructive passages or interpretations but met the elites’ use of these...

April 02, 2020

A Society Where Everyone has a Seat at the Table

Our challenge is to shape a society that reflects a set of values that shape...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

People Over Profit and Jesus’ Problematic Story Choices

Jesus’ vision is of a world where the hungry are fed, those who weep now...

March 23, 2020

When Economic Reversal Catches the Elite by Surprise

This wakefulness means possessing a continuing awareness of issues related to marginalized people and their...

March 16, 2020

Shaping a New World at the End of Our Present System

Will we be a source of genuine light in our world’s oppression and exploitation, or...

March 13, 2020

A Community of Healing Justice

“At its source, it’s not about a lone hero who does something revolutionary on our...

March 06, 2020

When Change Feels Too Risky

Are you seeing calls for societal change threatening the status quo today? Are you seeing...

March 04, 2020

When Our Differences Threaten to Make Our Justice Work Fragmented

Ignorance is inevitable: our experiences are not all the same. But division is optional. Each...

March 02, 2020

The Parable of the Lost Coin and the Societal Elite

"Justice is not giving people who have been marginalized or discriminated against simply an equal...

February 2020

February 17, 2020

When Preaching A Message of “Love” Doesn’t Lead To Justice

Our experiences determine not only the questions we ask but also the answers we get...

February 14, 2020

Zacchaeus and Christian Support of Destructive Administrations

“What is needed for empowered, privileged Christians who support a corrupt administration today to follow...

February 07, 2020

Exclusion and the Refusal of the Older Brother

If you believe God loves someone, justice for them isn’t far behind. Love for those...

February 05, 2020

Push Back from the Establishment

Where do you see establishment push back against a vision of future society that is...

February 03, 2020

Jesus’ More Unpopular Economic Teachings

"I agree with Robinson. Jesus' vision for the world was one where people took care...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

Trump, White Christianity and the Parable of Insipid Salt

I’m not sure what Christianity’s future is. But I do believe that, to the best...

January 13, 2020

When Pride Isn’t “Sinful” But About Equality

"If a person is already being shamed and humiliated, they are already experiencing humiliation from...

January 06, 2020

The Last Will Be First

What would it look like for us to work toward a world shaped by equity,...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Being Left Out of a World Shaped by Inclusion

“In the new world that we are shaping, if any are left in “outer darkness,”...

December 18, 2019

Economic Justice and Jesus’ Straight and Narrow

“Aristotle also saw this same truth: ‘Poverty is the cause of the defects of democracy....

December 16, 2019

Societal Change and the Parable of Leaven

Was Jesus’ leaven good or evil for his time and culture? The answer to that...

December 09, 2019

Social Location Matters

Social location matters. Listening to how certain theologies impact those on the undersides or edges...

December 04, 2019

Inability to Rightly Evaluate What’s Happening

Racial tensions have escalated over the past four years. Sexist tensions have escalated. Homophobic and...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

We Are All In This Together

We are all in this together. The choices we make affect us all. And although...

November 23, 2019

Jesus’ Call for Wealth Redistribution

Jesus’ definition of wealth as the exploitation of the poor and his call for wealth...

November 22, 2019

Jesus’ Enoughism

“Some will say, ‘This sounds like socialism!’ I’m reminded of the words of historical Jesus...

November 20, 2019

Choosing a World Shaped by Compassion

This world is not based on a win-lose closed system, but a win-win where we...

November 13, 2019

Complicit Christianity

If true, this calls for Christianity to wrest itself free of its historical failures, to...

November 11, 2019

Stop Drinking The Kool-Aid

"For those at the top of an exploitative social pyramid who are privileged, advantaged, and...