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July 2023

July 13, 2023

Community, Part 3 of The Deceitfulness of Wealth

These examples of community are deeply committed to democracy and also have strong social commitments...

July 12, 2023

Sharing, Part 2 of The Deceitfulness of Wealth

Every member of the community held a mutual commitment, sharing what they could to ensure...

July 11, 2023

Obstruction, Part 1 of The Deceitfulness of Wealth

Of all the temptations that could have been mentioned, the obstruction and deceitfulness of wealth...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

Faith and Political Harm (Part 3 of 3)

These stories cared about the concrete harm being done to the marginalized and exploited. Today,...

September 28, 2022

Faith and Political Harm (Part 2 of 3)

Peasants could not imagine a world without feudalism. We find it difficult to imagine a...

September 27, 2022

Faith and Political Harm (Part 1 of 3)

"To hear this parable, however, we must again remove some of the Christian theological wax...

September 22, 2022

Stories that Shape Us (Part 3 of 3)

It’s much more realistic to focus on the gains and losses we experience in this...

September 21, 2022

Stories that Shape Us (Part 2 of 3)

This is a retributive punishment to satisfy the person inflicting the suffering who feels the...

September 20, 2022

Stories that Shape Us (Part 1 of 3)

Folk tales about reversing circumstances in the next life were a staple in Hellenistic, Roman,...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Getting Free from Fear and Facing the Future Together (Part 3 of 3)

Christians have always come up with ways around stories like these in the gospels. What...

October 06, 2021

Getting Free from Fear and Facing the Future Together (Part 2 of 3)

We read this story too individualistically in our culture today. Societal, systemic change begins with...

October 05, 2021

Getting Free from Fear and Facing the Future Together (Part 1 of 3)

The greater the wealth disparities within economic systems, the stronger the critique for those who...

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...

July 2019

July 12, 2019

Liking Jesus, But Not Christianity

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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...