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November 2019

November 27, 2019
We are all in this together. The choices we make affect us all. And although...
November 23, 2019
Jesus’ definition of wealth as the exploitation of the poor and his call for wealth...
November 22, 2019
“Some will say, ‘This sounds like socialism!’ I’m reminded of the words of historical Jesus...
November 20, 2019
This world is not based on a win-lose closed system, but a win-win where we...
November 18, 2019
It called people to stop solving the challenges of survival for themselves at the expense...
November 15, 2019
One thread in Jewish tradition enlarged this hope and applied it not only to the...
November 13, 2019
If true, this calls for Christianity to wrest itself free of its historical failures, to...
November 11, 2019
"For those at the top of an exploitative social pyramid who are privileged, advantaged, and...
November 08, 2019
“What is our relation, as followers of Jesus, to the marginalized of our day? To...
November 06, 2019
The subject of politics is the discussion of how power is distributed and who gets...

October 2019

October 30, 2019
And remember to stop to consider how valuable you are. In a world that may...
October 28, 2019
We are to oppose injustice and resist oppression. Let’s do it together in a way...
October 25, 2019
It is in our “speaking in the light” what we have “heard in the dark”...
October 23, 2019
What would it mean in our context today to hear Jesus saying those same words...
October 14, 2019
It is easier to build monuments than to work toward the kind of world these...
October 11, 2019
Jesus’ form of nonviolence was an act of self-affirmation in a society where one’s self...
October 09, 2019
This means that my actions toward others are my faith. They don’t just reflect it. That...
October 07, 2019
When we choose to neglect this basic step in how we are seeing others, it...
October 04, 2019
“Self-defense, in and of itself, is not violence. Violation is violence. Oppression is violence. Injustice...
October 02, 2019
In the name of taking actions that advance compassion, love and justice in our world,...

September 2019

September 30, 2019
"Today, Evangelical Christianity has lost its witness, and it is no longer credible in matters...
September 27, 2019
“As followers of Jesus, especially ones who choose to embrace Jesus’ rejection of violence, we...
September 25, 2019
Our passage above is a warning for times like right now. It is a warning...
September 23, 2019
It is far easier to talk about Jesus than the things Jesus talked about. Why?...
September 20, 2019
If Jesus taught nonviolence, why does the rest of the Bible seem to endorse or...
September 18, 2019
"In very general terms, this is a saying that warns about reality after liberation becoming...
September 16, 2019
"The work of ending the suffering for so many is being labeled as dangerous and...
September 13, 2019
“He was not about keeping the peace, not disturbing the status quo, but about calling...
September 11, 2019
These conversations often remind me of our deep need to differentiate between self-defense on the...
September 02, 2019
It is one thing to be deceived and mistake something evil for something good. It...
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