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Navigating Trauma and Deep Loss in Mark 13

Last updated on: November 14, 2024 at 10:36 am   By Herb Montgomery

We must not underestimate the trauma and loss that this community was enduring and trying to explain at this time.  Read more

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2024-11-13T07:12:55-04:00

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The Beginning of Birth Pains, Part 1

Last updated on: November 13, 2024 at 7:12 am   By Herb Montgomery

This is not the end. There is still hope. This, painful as it may be, can be the beginning of birth pains. Read more

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The Widow’s Mites of Mark 12

Last updated on: November 7, 2024 at 9:29 am   By Herb Montgomery

Like the widow's mites, does our religious practice cause harm or bring healing, life, renewal, restoration, and liberation? Read more

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2024-11-07T20:32:55-04:00

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Teachers of the Law in Mark 12

Last updated on: November 7, 2024 at 8:32 pm   By Herb Montgomery

“Devoted to God” meant devoted to the State, and it didn’t trickle down to the poor, but into the pockets of those in positions of power. Read more

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2024-11-06T10:24:06-04:00

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When Faith Does Societal Harm, Part 1

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 10:24 am   By Herb Montgomery

Our reading this week contains one of the most misunderstood stories in Mark’s gospel. The intent was faith, the result was societal harm. Read more

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2024-10-31T08:16:45-04:00

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Loving One’s Neighbor and Voting

Last updated on: October 31, 2024 at 8:16 am   By Herb Montgomery

This Tuesday, love your neighbor by getting out there and voting for love and justice. Then the next morning when you wake, keep at it. Read more

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Loving God is Loving One’s Neighbor

Last updated on: October 31, 2024 at 8:15 am   By Herb Montgomery

In this life, the closest we will ever get to loving God is how we choose to relate with our fellow members of the human family. Read more

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2024-10-30T07:33:12-04:00

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Love and Social Justice

Last updated on: October 30, 2024 at 7:33 am   By Herb Montgomery

So closely is love connected to justice that it impossible to claim you even have love if you disregard social justice for one’s neighbor. Read more

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Bartimaeus and Christians of Privilege, Part 3

Last updated on: October 24, 2024 at 8:24 am   By Herb Montgomery

Proximity doesn’t guarantee change. But it does provide the opportunity for change, through crossing lines that we have created. Read more

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Bartimaeus and Christians of Privilege, Part 2

Last updated on: October 24, 2024 at 8:25 am   By Herb Montgomery

I can’t help but see a critique of Christian nationalism in the contrast between James, John and Bartimaeus in this story. Read more

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