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September 2026

September 22, 2026

By Whose Authority?

Just authority is found in courage, truth, justice, accountability, and a commitment to the well-being...

January 2026

January 22, 2026

What Lies Ahead

As we step ahead into this new year, this means choosing justice over comfort, compassion...

January 21, 2026

Love of Neighbor as Enacted Social Justice

The gospel stories define fidelity to God not by religious performance, but by love of...

January 20, 2026

Fidelity Defined as Practicing Justice

This defined religious fidelity not as private piety but as concrete social justice rooted in...

January 08, 2026

Jesus’ Baptism and a Movement for Social Change

John's message also had explicit social and economic dimensions. John the Baptist called his listeners...

January 07, 2026

Constantine and the Eclipse of Justice

This union with empire under Constantinian continues to this day to shape Christian theology, ethics,...

January 06, 2026

John’s Baptism as a Call for Justice

As the social location of Christianity changed and became united with the empire the justice...

December 2025

December 19, 2025

Advent at the Margins: John’s Call to Build a Just World

John's repentance was to manifest itself in equitable economic practices and the compassionate treatment of...

December 16, 2025

Repairing the Moral Fabric Begins With Justice

Reparing our moral fabric is about preparing a societal landscape where love, justice, and peace...

December 16, 2025

John’s Repentance and Societal Justice

It was rooted in a call to repentance, and the repentance he demanded was profoundly...

December 02, 2025

Advent and a Path Toward Justice

This story reminds us of what Advent is about. A path that moves us further...

July 2024

July 19, 2024

Jesus Following and Social Justice, Part 3

Loving others means being concerned with what materially affects them. Not being concerned with matters of...

July 18, 2024

Jesus Following and Social Justice, Part 2

In these stories, we don't encounter a focus on going to heaven when we die,...

July 17, 2024

Jesus Following and Social Justice, Part 1

This solidly characterizes both traditions as standing in the long Hebrew prophetic tradition of social...

January 2023

January 06, 2023

Breaking With the Way Things Are (Part 3 of 3)

Yet once you see the social emphasis of the gospel stories, it’s really hard to...

January 05, 2023

Breaking With the Way Things Are (Part 2 of 3)

These societal injustices could have been things such as complicity with Empire, injustice toward the...

January 04, 2023

Breaking With the Way Things Are (Part 1 of 3)

All of these connections to liberation and justice would have been made by those who...