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May 2026

May 21, 2026

Pentecost and Justice

In the end, our Pentecost story reveals that the Spirit of God is not confined...

May 20, 2026

Diversity Embraced Not Erased

This reflects a radical embrace of our human diversity rather than an attempt to homogenize...

May 19, 2026

A Lesson On Diversity

This week's reading offers a powerful vision of diversity rooted in inclusion, shared humanity, and...

June 2025

June 05, 2025

Social Justice in the Wake of Pentecost

Pentecost reminds us that Christians should be deeply concerned with social justice because it reflects...

June 04, 2025

Pentecost Power: How the Spirit Fuels Social Justice

In both of these ancient books, the Spirit gives birth to justice in the lives...

June 03, 2025

Pentecost and Social Justice

There has always been a rich diversity of opinions on what the gift of Pentecost...

May 2024

May 16, 2024

Pentecost as Connectedness and Distributive Justice, Part 3

The Spirit expressed itself in economic justice among them where everyone made sure their neighbor...

May 15, 2024

Pentecost as Connectedness and Distributive Justice, Part 2

One of the fruits of the Spirit (to borrow Paul’s language) in the synoptic gospels...

May 14, 2024

Pentecost as Connectedness and Distributive Justice, Part 1

This upcoming weekend is Pentecost in the Western Christian calendar. And these passages define that...

May 25, 2023

Justice, Part 3 of Pentecost and a Spirit of Justice

One way to redeem this passage is to connect it to John 20. To inhale...

May 24, 2023

The Material, Part 2 of Pentecost and a Spirit of Justice

We need a holistic interpretation where people’s spiritual wellbeing is connected to their material economic,...

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...

May 20, 2021

Spirit of Advocacy (Part 3 of 3)

The Jesus of John calls us to not let go of life but to take...