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July 2021

July 01, 2021

A Community of Dependence and Connectedness (Part 3 of 3)

we take responsibility for taking care of one another, not to establish dependency, but because...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

A Community of Dependence and Connectedness (Part 2 of 3)

In our context, American capitalistic individualism and independence, which too often masquerade as freedom, dependence as...

June 29, 2021

A Community of Dependence and Connectedness (Part 1 of 3)

What does it actually mean for the empire of God to come? It begins with...

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...

February 2020

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 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...

January 06, 2020

The Last Will Be First

What would it look like for us to work toward a world shaped by equity,...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

We Are All In This Together

We are all in this together. The choices we make affect us all. And although...

November 23, 2019

Jesus’ Call for Wealth Redistribution

Jesus’ definition of wealth as the exploitation of the poor and his call for wealth...

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...

November 18, 2019

“On Earth As It Is In Heaven”

It called people to stop solving the challenges of survival for themselves at the expense...

September 2019

September 11, 2019

Looting the Strong Man

These conversations often remind me of our deep need to differentiate between self-defense on the...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Overcoming Fear of Following Jesus’ Social Gospel

We must allow the context of this saying to confront us, to inspire us to...

August 26, 2019

A Prayer for Societal Justice and an End to Violence

We can make a choice to subvert our culture’s tendency to value property over people...

August 12, 2019

Responses of Passive Apathy

Change doesn’t have to come through such violent upheaval. It could start today. Here. Now....

August 09, 2019

Reading Jesus from the Margins

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

August 05, 2019

Jesus and Marginalized Communities

The Jesus we meet in the Jesus story resonated with the marginalized and oppressed of...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

Our Communal Interdependence Versus Individualistic Independence

Let’s lean more deeply into our shared lives. Let’s find ways relevant for our world...

July 24, 2019

Change is Brewing

In Matthew’s gospel, we read of a societal change that was brewing in Jesus' day:...

July 19, 2019

Taking the Challenges of Societal Change Seriously

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July 17, 2019

Staying Awake

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July 12, 2019

Liking Jesus, But Not Christianity

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July 05, 2019

Holding On to Our Enemies’ Humanity

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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...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

Impartial Love

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May 23, 2019

Jesus’ Teaching on Resistance

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