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August 2026

August 05, 2026

Overcoming Waves of Injustice

The waves here can also be understood as the overwhelming consequences of being dominated by...

August 04, 2026

Justice Lessons from the Sea of Galilee

This spelled profound trouble for the poor peasant fishing families who lived along and near...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

Choosing the Common Good (Part 3 of 3)

Our doing better is not an act of charity. It’s the work of reclaiming our...

October 26, 2022

Choosing the Common Good (Part 2 of 3)

We must read this week’s story within this context. This backdrop also gives new insights...

October 25, 2022

Choosing the Common Good (Part 1 of 3)

We miss a lot in this story if we don’t understand it in terms of...

July 2020

July 02, 2020

A Path Toward Societal Equity (Part 3 of 3)

“Every generation faces these inflexible alternatives, transformation or eventual implosion—these are the inflexible alternatives before...

July 01, 2020

A Path Toward Societal Equity (Part 2 of 3)

"He was not rejected by the people. He was silenced by the powerful and elite...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

A Path Toward Societal Equity (Part 1 of 3)

Today’s climate for those deemed essential workers during our present pandemic is similar. As the...

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 25, 2020

Our Hope Depends on Compassion

And this is precisely why our future can be different than our present. We can...

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 18, 2020

Using Violence to Shape Our World

It is up to the communities that face oppression to determine what methods they will...

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 09, 2020

Don’t Stop Believing

And even if it doesn’t come to full fruition in our lifetimes, the kind of...

January 2020

January 08, 2020

Embracing Societal Justice Even When It’s Scary

What can we learn from the passages above? It’s a lamentation that applies to all...

December 2019

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 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...

July 2019

July 17, 2019

Staying Awake

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July 12, 2019

Liking Jesus, But Not Christianity

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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...