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July 2019

July 29, 2019

Sheep Among Wolves and the Power of Community

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July 26, 2019

A Primer on Self Affirming, Nonviolence (Part 1)

Seven years ago I wrote a series on Nonviolence. Much has changed for me since...

July 24, 2019

Change is Brewing

In Matthew’s gospel, we read of a societal change that was brewing in Jesus' day:...

July 22, 2019

Checking Your Privilege

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July 19, 2019

Taking the Challenges of Societal Change Seriously

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July 17, 2019

Staying Awake

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July 12, 2019

Liking Jesus, But Not Christianity

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July 10, 2019

Learning to Listen to Someone Else’s Truth

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July 08, 2019

Reparation Versus Destruction

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July 05, 2019

Holding On to Our Enemies’ Humanity

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July 03, 2019

Movements Built on Rock or Sand

In both Matthew’s and Luke’s gospels we read this analogy: “Therefore everyone who hears these...

July 01, 2019

Privilege and Power

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June 2019

June 28, 2019

Detention Centers, Christians and the Jesus Story

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June 26, 2019

Why Do You Not Do What I Say?

We need to be honest. There are things in the Sermon on the Mount that...

June 24, 2019

The Gospels’ Fruit Test

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June 21, 2019

Challenging Exclusion

“It’s not enough to simply offer a gospel that only offers divine forgiveness of sins....

June 19, 2019

The Plank In Our Own Eye and Social Privilege

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June 17, 2019

Like Teacher, Like Student

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June 14, 2019

When Doing the Right Thing Is Illegal

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June 12, 2019

The Misinformed Leading the Misinformed

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June 07, 2019

Catching Big Fish

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June 06, 2019

Don’t Judge Me

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June 05, 2019

Mimicking the Compassionate Action of a Mother-Father God

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May 2019

May 31, 2019

A Kingless Kingdom

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May 30, 2019

Impartial Love

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May 29, 2019

Jesus, Judaism, and Anti-Semitism

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May 24, 2019

Change from the Edges

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May 23, 2019

Jesus’ Teaching on Resistance

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May 22, 2019

Loving Our Enemies

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May 17, 2019

Social Salvation

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