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July 2020

July 16, 2020

Mislabelling Social Justice as Foolishness (Part 3 of 3)

I find it alarming that there are Christian pastors or leaders who call fellow Jesus...

July 15, 2020

Mislabelling Social Justice as Foolishness (Part 2 of 3)

"This passage is also the very passage Jesus quoted as he demonstrated against his own...

July 13, 2020

Mislabelling Social Justice as Foolishness (Part 1 of 3)

So the passage in Matthew isn’t about using the term “fool,” but about mislabelling as...

July 09, 2020

More Effective Ways To Care (Part 3 of 3)

Personally and systemically, our hope as a species is in discovering more effective ways of...

July 08, 2020

More Effective Ways To Care (Part 2 of 3)

In the gospels, we see a vision of God’s just future where human communities are...

July 06, 2020

More Effective Ways To Care (Part 1 of 3)

What does it look like for Jesus followers to create ways of organizing communities that...

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...

April 2020

April 17, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 6 of 6)

Moments like these not only call us to reassess our systems but also our own...

April 15, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 5 of 6)

The Jesus story’s new wine pushes us beyond the skins of a system that only...

April 13, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 4 of 6)

Is it time today for a reformation where we try to infuse old skins with...

April 10, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 3 of 6)

Texts must be interpreted in life-giving ways within communities that prioritize the voices of the...

April 08, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 2 of 6)

He did not ignore destructive passages or interpretations but met the elites’ use of these...

April 07, 2020

New Wine in Old Wineskins (Part 1 of 6)

A pandemic provides a unique moment for us to critique our present order or system...

April 02, 2020

A Society Where Everyone has a Seat at the Table

Our challenge is to shape a society that reflects a set of values that shape...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

We Are Not Just Passing Through

"Jesus modeled how we can be conduits of healing to this world, and we are...

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 11, 2020

The “Kingdom of God” is within You

This individualistic interpretation makes the kingdom abstract. It does not address systemic injustice, oppression, or...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

Zacchaeus and Christian Support of Destructive Administrations

“What is needed for empowered, privileged Christians who support a corrupt administration today to follow...

February 12, 2020

The Patriarchy, Justice, and Jesus’ Misunderstood Teachings on Divorce

In Spirit, Jesus' teachings on patriarchy and divorce call us to reject seeing anyone as...

February 10, 2020

Interpreting Sacred Texts in Life Giving Ways

Interpretations are not eternal. They change with time. As we see the harmful fruit of...

February 07, 2020

Exclusion and the Refusal of the Older Brother

If you believe God loves someone, justice for them isn’t far behind. Love for those...

February 05, 2020

Push Back from the Establishment

Where do you see establishment push back against a vision of future society that is...

February 03, 2020

Jesus’ More Unpopular Economic Teachings

"I agree with Robinson. Jesus' vision for the world was one where people took care...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

The Ethic of Enemy Love (Part 2)

“This I believe is the genius of the ethic of enemy love that Jesus and...

January 29, 2020

Trump, White Christianity and the Parable of Insipid Salt

I’m not sure what Christianity’s future is. But I do believe that, to the best...

January 24, 2020

The Ethic of Enemy Love (Part 1)

“First, this ethic does not mean that we should expect reconciliation without change or reparations...

January 20, 2020

Being Rejected By Family

"I don’t believe that this suffering is good and I don’t believe that we must...

January 17, 2020

When Equality Means Some Are Given More Than Others

Some may cry unfair when others receive more, yet if this “more than” is based...