Consent is an egalitarian discussion. It doesn’t privilege any gender above another, or penalize one while ignoring others. Read more
Consent is an egalitarian discussion. It doesn’t privilege any gender above another, or penalize one while ignoring others. Read more
This was not a health practice. Hand washing was being used by those in power to define people and their standing in the community. Read more
They were just one of many religio-political groups in the first century using morality debates to compete for social authority. Read more
The future will come. But right now, we are alive. We live in the present. Right now matters for all who are alive right now. Read more
We live in the right now. Love demands that our material existence, injustice, oppression, violence, and suffering right now matters. Read more
This final passage sums up the four messages of John chapter 6. And it is important to remember, right now matters. Read more
It would be transformative for privileged sectors of Christianity to listen to Eucharist interpretations from marginalized faith communities. Read more
At these stages, this shared Eucharist meal was still about mutuality and resource-sharing, ensuring that there was no need among them. Read more
Our reading this week is the Johannine’s community’s nod to the Eucharist. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ last supper is quite unique. Read more
Bread of life interpretations should move us, not toward the immaterial, but to shape our material world in compassion and justice. Read more