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2026-06-13T15:06:51-04:00

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When Compassion Leads to Action

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 3:06 pm By Herb Montgomery

Justice requires action, not mere sympathy. It involves confronting harm wherever it appears. Compassion without action is incomplete. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

History and Religion

2026-06-11T18:30:04-04:00

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Sheep without a Shepherd and the Politics of Compassion

Last updated on: June 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm By Herb Montgomery

This compassion is deeply political, in the best sense of the word. This story identifies failed leadership as part of the problem. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-06-04T10:24:40-04:00

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Practicing a Preferential Option

Last updated on: June 4, 2026 at 10:24 am By Herb Montgomery

Juxtaposing these two stories together was intended to teach the practice of a preferential option for those pushed to the margins of society. Read more

Politics and Religion

Woman with Issue of Blood

2026-06-04T10:25:17-04:00

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Prioritizing Those on the Edges

Last updated on: June 4, 2026 at 10:25 am By Herb Montgomery

This story challenges religious and social systems that push people to the edges in the name of order, purity, respectability, or tradition. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

Woman with Issue of Blood

2026-06-03T13:25:19-04:00

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More Than Private Spiritual Salvation

Last updated on: June 3, 2026 at 1:25 pm By Herb Montgomery

This story offers more than mere private spiritual salvation, interrupting social boundaries that defined worth, dignity and belonging. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

Woman with Issue of Blood

2026-05-28T10:07:57-04:00

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The Great Commission and Postcolonialism

Last updated on: May 28, 2026 at 10:07 am By Herb Montgomery

In the context of postcolonialism, a world where all humans find around them a safe, compassionate, just space where each can feel at home. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-05-28T10:08:30-04:00

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Room for Skeptics

Last updated on: May 28, 2026 at 10:08 am By Herb Montgomery

Our story does not rebuke or exclude the doubters. It does not wait for perfect certainty. It rests in the simplicity of love and justice. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-05-27T08:31:36-04:00

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Both Great Commissions

Last updated on: May 27, 2026 at 8:31 am By Herb Montgomery

Together, these two commissions reveal complementary truths of both moving beyond boundaries while practicing continuity. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-05-21T18:19:35-04:00

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Pentecost and Justice

Last updated on: May 21, 2026 at 6:19 pm By Herb Montgomery

In the end, our Pentecost story reveals that the Spirit of God is not confined to the powerful, the privileged, or the religious or political elite. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2026-05-21T18:17:53-04:00

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Diversity Embraced Not Erased

Last updated on: May 21, 2026 at 6:17 pm By Herb Montgomery

This reflects a radical embrace of our human diversity rather than an attempt to homogenize or erase. Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

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