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December 2021

December 15, 2021

The Feminist Liberation of Advent (Part 2)

Medieval images of Jael often depict her as a prefiguration of Mary the mother of Jesus.

December 14, 2021

The Feminist Liberation of Advent (Part 1)

Those who heard Luke’s narrative and were familiar with the stories of the Hebrew scriptures...

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,...

November 26, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 3 or 3)

The hope and belief that a new iteration of our world is possible, and that...

November 24, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 2 or 3)

Following this model, one way of interpreting the end of violent empires and the chaos...

November 23, 2021

Advent and a Different Iteration of Our World (Part 1 or 3)

Even in the chaos of their changing world, they could perceive an opportunity to make...

November 11, 2021

Declaring War Against Poverty (Part 3 of 3)

I don’t want a post-pandemic world that looks like the pre-pandemic world. We can do...

November 10, 2021

Declaring War Against Poverty (Part 2 of 3)

Seeing the overthrowing of such economically exploitative systems not as “the end,” but as the...

November 09, 2021

Declaring War Against Poverty (Part 1 of 3)

Christians have long interpreted these events in ways that have proven deeply harmful to our...

November 04, 2021

A Widow, Taxes, and Giving More Than What is Life-Giving to Give (Part 3 of 3)

This story does not praise the piety of the poor within a system that takes...

November 03, 2021

A Widow, Taxes, and Giving More Than What is Life-Giving to Give (Part 2 of 3)

To get life-giving answers, we must first ask life-giving questions, and the common interpretations of...

November 02, 2021

A Widow, Taxes, and Giving More Than What is Life-Giving to Give (Part 1 of 3)

Common interpretations of our story this week fall short. I find these interpretations deeply harmful...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Seeing Others As Part of Ourselves (Part 3 of 3)

We are extensions of each other, and part of the same human family. What affects...

October 27, 2021

Seeing Others As Part of Ourselves (Part 2 of 3)

"This passage both to affirms Judaism and critiques more regressive and fundamentalist forms of Christianity,...

October 26, 2021

Seeing Others As Part of Ourselves (Part 1 of 3)

Many today tout loving your neighbor as a religious tenet, but this passage shows it...

October 21, 2021

Damage Mitigation Versus Changing the System (Part 3 of 3)

It’s not enough to remove the basis for people being treated as less-than. We must...

October 20, 2021

Damage Mitigation Versus Changing the System (Part 2 of 3)

Can we follow the values we have found to be life-giving in the Jesus story...

October 19, 2021

Damage Mitigation Versus Changing the System (Part 1 of 3)

Gospel stories like this one have repeatedly been the seed of society perceiving people with...

October 15, 2021

No More Slaves (Part 3 of 3)

If we take seriously Jesus’ call for no more lords, and we work for a...

October 14, 2021

No More Slaves (Part 2 of 3)

I appreciate the emphasis on not encouraging lordship, and we must also be honest that...

October 13, 2021

No More Slaves (Part 1 of 3)

Crucifixion was not a passive acceptance of abuse and injustice. It was Rome’s punishment for...

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...

September 2021

September 30, 2021

Jesus, Patriarchy, and the Wellbeing of Women (Part 3 of 3)

It’s not just okay but it’s actually right for us to be angry when we...