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December 2024

December 05, 2024

Preparing the Way

The reminder in our reading this week is even when we are faced with the...

December 04, 2024

A Voice in the Wilderness

Even in the face of deep social and economic devastation of vulnerable communities, a path...

December 03, 2024

Salvation from the Margins, Part 1

This detail cannot be lost on us because it offers a bit of wisdom and...

December 22, 2022

A Special Christmas Message (Part 3 of 3)

When it comes to those pushed to the undersides and edges of our society, this...

December 21, 2022

A Special Christmas Message (Part 2 of 3)

The angel doesn’t appear to the ruling class, but to rural shepherds, who we’d call...

December 20, 2022

A Special Christmas Message (Part 1 of 3)

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks...

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,...

January 2020

January 13, 2020

When Pride Isn’t “Sinful” But About Equality

"If a person is already being shamed and humiliated, they are already experiencing humiliation from...

August 2019

August 09, 2019

Reading Jesus from the Margins

For many, only when they discover for themselves the Jesus in the story from the...