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January 2025

January 22, 2025

A Gospel for Those in Poverty

Considering how many times Luke’s gospel mentions those living in poverty, it is no wonder...

January 17, 2025

Fully Alive: Justice, Faith, Love and the Glory of God

Our reading this weeks reminds us that the goal is human beings not marginalized, oppressed,...

January 15, 2025

Turning Water into Wine: Hope, Justice, and Transformation

The image of turning water into wine reminds us of the saying in the womanist...

January 14, 2025

Water Into Wine: Interpreting Jesus’ First Miracle in John

John’s version and many of its themes are quite unique. That includes this week’s story...

January 09, 2025

The Justice of the Prophets in Our Context Today

May we renew our commitments to justice today and our dedication to taking care of...

January 08, 2025

Justice and the Prophets

We are called to work for justice in our contexts in the same way. What...

January 07, 2025

Justice and the Spirit of Love

So many prophetic voices throughout the centuries have called for justice. This week's reading calls...

January 02, 2025

Wisdom and Understanding Give Birth to Social Justice

This year, let’s lean deeply into the wisdom and teachings of loving our neighbor and...

December 2024

December 19, 2024

Reversing Injustice, Violence and Oppression

These stores are about the hope of change being born into our world, reversing injustice,...

December 18, 2024

Social Locations in the Christmas Narratives

The social locations of the characters in these Christmas stories matter. Pay attention to who...

December 17, 2024

Mary’s Magnificat, Faith and Social Justice

Few stories in the gospels’ narratives of Jesus’ birth demonstrate the intersection of faith and...

December 12, 2024

Advent: Embracing Justice in Our Broken World

Advent is about establishing justice on Earth and shaping our world into a just, safe,...

December 11, 2024

Justice Toward One Another

Our reading critiques the social institutions of that time and calls for justice toward one...

December 10, 2024

Advent and Justice Toward One Another, Part 1

In our advent reading, for a society to repent of past wrongs, it must also...

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...

November 2024

November 28, 2024

We Are The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For

I know what is coming won’t be easy. But this Advent, I’m holding on to...

November 27, 2024

A Passage of Liberation

Our reading takes this image and looks forward to future liberation and restoration for a...

November 26, 2024

Advent of Us, Part 1

That ancient passage was intended to offer a vision for the advent of liberation, to...

November 21, 2024

Give Us Barabbas

So much is here in the Barabbas story for us to painfully unpack and explore....

November 20, 2024

What is Truth?

It’s one thing to have differing political and economic views about what we as a...

November 19, 2024

In Our World But Not of Our World

In the wake of recent events, I sincerely wish Christians were less involved in our...

November 14, 2024

The Hope that Injustice is Unsustainable

To be clear, our present challenges will be significant. And yet, we don’t have to...

November 12, 2024

The Beginning of Birth Pains, Part 1

This is not the end. There is still hope. This, painful as it may be,...

November 07, 2024

The Widow’s Mites of Mark 12

Like the widow's mites, does our religious practice cause harm or bring healing, life, renewal,...

November 06, 2024

Teachers of the Law in Mark 12

“Devoted to God” meant devoted to the State, and it didn’t trickle down to the...

November 05, 2024

When Faith Does Societal Harm, Part 1

Our reading this week contains one of the most misunderstood stories in Mark’s gospel. The...

October 2024

October 31, 2024

Loving One’s Neighbor and Voting

This Tuesday, love your neighbor by getting out there and voting for love and justice....

October 30, 2024

Loving God is Loving One’s Neighbor

In this life, the closest we will ever get to loving God is how we...