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July 2025

July 24, 2025
It was less about forgiving general sins and trespasses and more about restoring the original...
July 23, 2025
If they fell on hard times, they were to be helped. No interest or profit...
July 22, 2025
Many of us today have come to understand that it is problematic to only allow...
July 18, 2025
We must ask ourselves today whether gender equality or patriarchy life-giving? Who is being hurt?
July 17, 2025
The Bible and gender equality is a subject of ongoing theological debate drawing passionate voices...
July 16, 2025
In story of gender equality, women were not to be treated as less than, but...
July 14, 2025
Differences are often the first things we notice. They can shape our assumptions and interactions,...
July 09, 2025
The story of the good Samaritan reminds us we can choose to make our differences...
July 08, 2025
He asked, “And who is my neighbor?" This ancient story only appears here and it...
July 05, 2025
When we work to make our world a more just, safe, compassionate home for all,...
July 02, 2025
As human beings, we are connected and depend on one another for survival, growth, and...
July 01, 2025
These folk are sort of like ancient Cynics, but their goal is not self-sufficiency; these...

June 2025

June 30, 2025
In this vision for society, mutuality would not end at family tribal lines, but rather...
June 25, 2025
Whereas Cynics were seeking independence from the system, our reading draws attention to our dependence...
June 25, 2025
Most Christians at this time were universalists, and our reading about fire from heaven was...
June 19, 2025
Do not mistreat the migrant. Treat them as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for...
June 18, 2025
Colonialism led to various forms of mental illness and psychological distress interpreted or pathologized in...
June 17, 2025
Romero has described some striking parallels between the South American migrant community here in the...
June 12, 2025
We can build on and expand the gospels' justice themes, harmonizing with and not getting...
June 11, 2025
Expanding Jesus' work of justice requires paying attention to how difference is used to justify...
June 10, 2025
Justice teaches us to recognize how differences are used to make certain of our community...
June 05, 2025
Pentecost reminds us that Christians should be deeply concerned with social justice because it reflects...
June 04, 2025
In both of these ancient books, the Spirit gives birth to justice in the lives...
June 03, 2025
There has always been a rich diversity of opinions on what the gift of Pentecost...

May 2025

May 29, 2025
Faith without works of justice was worth nothing. A gospel without social implications was to...
May 28, 2025
John’s repentance was not for personal, private, individual sins, but for community sins, social and...
May 27, 2025
There are two distinct versions of the ascension story in the gospels. The one in...
May 22, 2025
These narratives challenge theologies and practices that result in the lack of accessibility for those...
May 21, 2025
The gospel authors use disabilities to provide a context for other debates. I wish these...
May 16, 2025
Those believing they understand God’s love should be the loudest in the room opposing the...
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