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May 2023

May 23, 2023

The Ethereal, Part 1 of Pentecost and a Spirit of Justice

There is a tendency here to devalue the material, concrete, physical realities in which people...

February 2023

February 16, 2023

Jesus as Liberation from Systemic Injustice (Part 3 of 3)

Matthew’s version of the transfiguration was intended to inspire the gospel’s original audience with a...

February 15, 2023

Jesus as Liberation from Systemic Injustice (Part 2 of 3)

Jesus as liberation from systemic injustice doesn’t replace Moses. Jesus here is another Moses this...

February 14, 2023

Jesus as Liberation from Systemic Injustice (Part 1 of 3)

This week’s theme is Transfiguration. What difference does it make to see this story in...

January 2022

January 20, 2022

Liberation for the Oppressed (Part 3 of 3)

There are so many of us today who benefit from the violence of our present...

January 19, 2022

Liberation for the Oppressed (Part 2 of 3)

Of all the passages in the Hebrew scriptures that the author of Luke could have...

January 18, 2022

Liberation for the Oppressed (Part 1 of 3)

This choice not only reveals a passion for those being marginalized in any system, but...

December 2021

December 09, 2021

Advent as Too Political (Part 3 of 3)

Social location matters. Which communities in which social locations have we chosen to speak out...

December 08, 2021

Advent as Too Political (Part 2 of 3)

A Christianity that focuses on achieving entrance into heaven without regard for injustices being committed...

December 07, 2021

Advent as Too Political (Part 1 of 3)

The concern is for justice to be practiced within society because deeds prove social repentance...

December 02, 2021

Advent, Hope, and Living on the Margins (Part 3 of 3)

Advent tells a liberation story that 2,000 years ago inspired hope in those who were...

December 01, 2021

Advent, Hope, and Living on the Margins (Part 2 of 3)

Before any social change has ever taken place, years of groundwork has been laid. Change...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

Advent, Hope, and Living on the Margins (Part 1 of 3)

The gospel message here, and one of my favorite Advent themes, is that salvation, change,...

November 26, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 3 or 3)

The hope and belief that a new iteration of our world is possible, and that...

November 24, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 2 or 3)

Following this model, one way of interpreting the end of violent empires and the chaos...

November 23, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 1 or 3)

Even in the chaos of their changing world, they could perceive an opportunity to make...

October 2020

October 30, 2020

An Unjust Judge (Part 3 of 3)

That’s why I don’t interpret this story to be solely about prayer. That would leave...

October 28, 2020

An Unjust Judge (Part 2 of 3)

That’s what this widow did. She made the life of the magistrate uncomfortable until he...

October 27, 2020

An Unjust Judge (Part 1 of 3)

This widow was pleading for equity, what today could be called social justice, and justice...

October 23, 2020

The Social Location of Your Christianity Matters (Part 3 of 3)

Collective choices create change. None of us can change the world all by ourselves, but...

October 21, 2020

The Social Location of Your Christianity Matters (Part 2 of 3)

It’s not a gospel of mercy, grace, and forgiveness that releases us from a Divine,...

October 20, 2020

The Social Location of Your Christianity Matters (Part 1 of 3)

In the story, it was the elite and privileged who felt this disgust and loathing....

October 16, 2020

A Cautionary Tale for Society (Part 3 of 3)

Seeing the man set free from his internalized oppression, the society around him refuses to...

October 14, 2020

A Cautionary Tale for Society (Part 2 of 3)

Society finds unity in agreeing on who they choose to be against. Victims of this...

October 13, 2020

A Cautionary Tale for Society (Part 1 of 3)

This is a gospel story of societal oppression leading a person to believe their oppressors’...

October 09, 2020

A Non-Normative Jesus (Part 3 of 3)

The work of justice requires paying attention to how difference is used to justify oppression.

October 07, 2020

A Non-Normative Jesus (Part 2 of 3)

In Matthew and the other gospels, Jesus stands in the prophetic lineage of Isaiah, calling...

October 05, 2020

A Non-Normative Jesus (Part 1 of 3)

This is a statement where Jesus stands with the more inclusive, progressive Jewish community interpreting...

September 2020

September 25, 2020

Jesus and Law and Order (Part 3 of 3)

Beware when you see those in power using law and order rhetoric used to maintain...

September 23, 2020

Jesus and Law and Order (Part 2 of 3)

Jesus’ solidarity with those on the margins reached a critical breaking point with Jesus’ protest...