Interpretations of the bread of life that have become mere death management are, ironically, death-dealing. Life-giving interpretations call us to consider how we live while we are alive! Read more
Interpretations of the bread of life that have become mere death management are, ironically, death-dealing. Life-giving interpretations call us to consider how we live while we are alive! Read more
Before unpacking the bread of life, responsible commentary on John must repeatedly correct the way the Jews as a whole are villainized here. Read more
We don't need to be continually spiritualizing the material. Justice and saving bodies is as much a part of this tradition as savings souls. Read more
Spiritualizing the gospel, focusing on saving souls while ignoring suffering bodies, over and over again has produced destructive fruit. Read more
One of the unique elements here is a tendency to convert the material into spiritual, and then emphasize the spiritual as more important. Read more
In the synoptics, the story demonstrates the power of love, compassion, and justice in transforming our material world. Read more
In the synoptics, this theme describes that which has emerged within our world for impacting and transforming our present world. Read more
And although all of the gospels may have had a common ancestor in these stories, John’s version is a bit different. Read more
Loving others means being concerned with what materially affects them. Not being concerned with matters of social justice is a failure. Read more
In these stories, we don't encounter a focus on going to heaven when we die, but establishing social justice now here on Earth. Read more
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