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November 2023

November 21, 2023
So this parable has a collective nature. It’s about how we choose to structure our...
November 16, 2023
If we sow the wind, we will be reaping the whirlwind. But we can instead...
November 15, 2023
Injustice is unsustainable for the long term. Ancient wisdom in multiple traditions tell us we...
November 14, 2023
This would contrast starkly with how reaping and sowing are typically interpreted in these stories. 
November 09, 2023
We must actively resist an apocalyptic passivity that doesn’t do much to make sure everyone...
November 08, 2023
An apocalyptic Jesus offers an excuse to ignore many of Jesus’ teaching on the basis...
November 07, 2023
This apocalyptic theme reflects more the concerns of the community after the crucifixion than it does...
November 02, 2023
Why aren’t our faith communities more egalitarian? Today we have all manner of escalating positions...
November 01, 2023
This critiques those seeking political power rather than doing the work required to bring about...

October 2023

October 31, 2023
He was not starting a new religion, but a Jewish renewal movement, calling his listeners...
October 26, 2023
If our ideas of God’s love doesn’t also address love of neighbor in very real,...
October 25, 2023
This interpretive lens has lots of history in Jewish wisdom. It is most often attributed...
October 24, 2023
Love of neighbor meant something specific. Social justice circles today often say that social justice...
October 19, 2023
This means to know the difference between our obligations to Caesar and to understand our...
October 18, 2023
These two claims were diametrically opposed to each other such that one could not honor...
October 17, 2023
Life-giving interpretations of this story depend on considering some historical context of the claims of...
October 12, 2023
All are invited, and not all are welcome. To be welcome at the table, you...
October 11, 2023
This banquet parable draws our attention to those in our society who are marginalized, excluded,...
October 10, 2023
The parable of this wedding banquet is not about heaven, but a call to return...
October 05, 2023
The Jewish crowds would not have loved Jesus if this parable taught they were being...
October 04, 2023
The crowds would have heard this parable of the vineyard differently than the elites and...
October 03, 2023
The crowds would have heard this parable of the vineyard differently than the elites and...

September 2023

September 28, 2023
There is a lesson in this for us. Don’t get side tracked or distracted by...
September 27, 2023
He doesn’t waste time defending his right to speak out or his right to exist....
September 26, 2023
We glean wisdom here as we stand in solidarity with the those in underprivileged social...
September 21, 2023
The foundational concern, the priority of highest value, is ensuring these workers have their needs...
September 20, 2023
Equality is a theme, not only in the gospels, but also in the economic teachings...
September 19, 2023
Ruskin lifts this parable out of religious interpretations created by privileged, propertied, and powerful religious...
September 14, 2023
I've heard many Christians voices over the last two years weigh in on the subject...
September 13, 2023
What once involved the debt forgiveness toward poor debtors became universalized. Social location was no...
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