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Preparing the Way

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 2:35 pm   By Herb Montgomery

The reminder in our reading this week is even when we are faced with the most daunting of challenges, we can be preparing the way for justice. Read more

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A Voice in the Wilderness

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 2:34 pm   By Herb Montgomery

Even in the face of deep social and economic devastation of vulnerable communities, a path toward change had begun in the wilderness. Read more

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Salvation from the Margins, Part 1

Last updated on: December 4, 2024 at 11:09 am   By Herb Montgomery

This detail cannot be lost on us because it offers a bit of wisdom and salvation maybe for many of us who feel we too are in the wilderness. Read more

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2024-11-28T10:32:41-04:00

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We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For

Last updated on: November 28, 2024 at 10:32 am   By Herb Montgomery

I know what is coming won’t be easy. But this Advent, I’m holding on to the hope that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.  Read more

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A Passage of Liberation

Last updated on: November 28, 2024 at 10:33 am   By Herb Montgomery

Our reading takes this image and looks forward to future liberation and restoration for a people who had also experienced suffering at the hands of the unjust politically powerful. Read more

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Advent of Us, Part 1

Last updated on: November 27, 2024 at 10:04 am   By Herb Montgomery

That ancient passage was intended to offer a vision for the advent of liberation, to inspire hope when the people had very little to hope for. Read more

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Give Us Barabbas

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 10:13 am   By Herb Montgomery

So much is here in the Barabbas story for us to painfully unpack and explore. So many lessons for our present moment. Read more

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What is Truth?

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 10:14 am   By Herb Montgomery

It’s one thing to have differing political and economic views about what we as a society should do based on a shared truth. Read more

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In Our World But Not of Our World

Last updated on: November 20, 2024 at 11:45 am   By Herb Montgomery

In the wake of recent events, I sincerely wish Christians were less involved in our world, not more. Read more

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The Hope that Injustice is Unsustainable

Last updated on: November 14, 2024 at 10:35 am   By Herb Montgomery

To be clear, our present challenges will be significant. And yet, we don’t have to give up hope of giving birth to something new. Read more

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