Yet what’s at stake is larger than democracy. As Jesus called his followers, we’re called to find and reclaim our humanity. Read more
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Yet what’s at stake is larger than democracy. As Jesus called his followers, we’re called to find and reclaim our humanity. Read more
The concern is not partisan politics. The concern is humanity, the common good, the good of the country, basic humanity including their own, and democracy itself. Read more
That is the political or social context in which we must understand the above passage. With this context, we can most safely reclaim and understand the ‘must’ language of the passage. Read more
We can exhale deep relief from the political transition we have just witnessed. And we can take up the work once again, of pushing a new, diverse administration toward policies and systemic change that help make our world a safe, compassionate, just home for everyone. Read more
It will not be enough to see a more diverse neoliberalism in response to the last four years of neo-facism. We will have to see if the inclusion of more diverse voices will allow those included to change the very systems they’re joining. Read more
Compassion and safety for everyone are just two plants that grow in the soil of a healthy society. When certain voices are marginalized or pushed to the fringes, however, their absence depletes the social soil. Read more
Jesus modeled listening to those who belong to oppressed communities, and going deeper through that listening. I believe those who follow Jesus today can and must do the same. Read more
What we are encountering in this gospel story today would today be called intersectionality. Read more
This passage may be speaking about ways that oppressed and disinherited people can allow the sacred and valuable space inside them to be used by their oppressors. Read more
These are questions worth wrestling with as we enter this new year. Read more