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September 2022

September 20, 2022
Folk tales about reversing circumstances in the next life were a staple in Hellenistic, Roman,...
September 15, 2022
What I glean from this story is a call to look at my priorities within...
September 14, 2022
It’s not about everyone having the same quantity, but everyone having the same quality. Some...
September 13, 2022
In this context, we can begin to understand why, intrinsically, you cannot both serve this...
September 08, 2022
In a society that privileges certain ones by pushing others to the edges and undersides...
September 07, 2022
In those schools of interpretation, “a preferential option” for the one being harmed, excluded, and
September 06, 2022
This week’s reading includes arguably two of the most famous stories associated with Jesus today.
September 01, 2022
Our reading this week encourages us to recognize ahead of time that we may face...

August 2022

August 31, 2022
There is another way to interpret this week’s passage: to prioritize working for a safe,...
August 30, 2022
If your religion causes you to feel like you must reject your lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
August 26, 2022
To the degree that our communities are accessible to people whose bodies are different or...
August 25, 2022
These three themes . . . illustrate the theological obstacles encountered by people with disabilities...
August 23, 2022
This week's story involves humility and the inclusion of the marginalized, specifically people living in...
August 19, 2022
This week’s story also calls us to attend to things that enable all of us...
August 18, 2022
We still see in our communities some of us who can be very intentional about...
August 17, 2022
This story creates a tension of priorities, pitting people’s needs for thriving and not simply...
August 11, 2022
In the end, it’s about harm reduction and mitigation. It is the reality of this...
August 10, 2022
Our reading this week calls to mind times when we have also had to make...
August 09, 2022
The struggle in the story is with the economic, political, and social harm being committed...
August 05, 2022
This week's reading can lead us to discussions about things like taxes, wealth limits, redistribution,...
August 04, 2022
Instead, we see him teaching a more socialized way of living here on earth that...
August 03, 2022
The first portion of this week’s reading centers on the ethics of resource-sharing and wealth...

July 2022

July 28, 2022
When we do this, we are creating a new world, setting in motion a world...
July 27, 2022
In the story, when we find ourselves with more than what we ourselves need to...
July 26, 2022
We are socialized by our U.S. culture to be uneasy here. Lean into this discomfort.
July 21, 2022
The conflict between what we think we are supposed to believe and the way things...
July 20, 2022
This prayer is a patient expression of longing for some other iteration of our present...
July 19, 2022
For many people, this week’s reading brings up painful memories and deep questions about unanswered...
July 14, 2022
Adults a generation from now will value those different from them according to the way...
July 13, 2022
This is a strong message and should be weighed carefully by all Christian communities and...
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