Do we find teachings lifted up in the Jesus story that aid our work of healing our world’s pain today? If we do, then it is in this healing that our passage rings true. Read more
May 26, 2021
A Better Way to Tell Our Stories (Part 2 of 3)
May 26, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
Classifying our flesh, bodies, and material world or nature as, at best, unimportant or disposable and, at worst, evil or something to be saved from has yielded deeply harmful, destructive fruit throughout Christian history. Read more
May 25, 2021
A Better Way to Tell Our Stories (Part 1 of 3)
May 25, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
We encounter the fruit of this today whenever Christians speak negatively of social justice and related movements for a more equitable society. Read more
May 20, 2021
Spirit of Advocacy (Part 3 of 3)
May 20, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
The Jesus of John calls us to not let go of life but to take hold of it, to stand up for that which is life-giving, and to stand alongside the oppressed in our fight against injustice and death in all its expressions. Read more
May 19, 2021
Spirit of Advocacy (Part 2 of 3)
May 19, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
If we would be humble enough to learn from our Jewish siblings, remembering Jesus himself was a Jew long before the Christian religion ever existed, we would learn how to effectively engage systemic injustice in our world. Read more
May 18, 2021
Spirit of Advocacy (Part 1 of 3)
May 18, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
Given how Christians have treated our Jewish siblings throughout Christianity’s history, we must be extremely careful with the gospel of John, and not perpetuate stereotypes or actions that have harmed or even proven lethal to Jewish people. Read more
May 13, 2021
Hated by the Right People (Part 3)
May 13, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
If we find ourselves opposed by the marginalized because we are actually standing between them and justice, obstructing their path toward a society that recognizes their full humanity, then we need to serious address why it is that our story is so fundamentally different from the Jesus story that we hold so dear. Read more
May 12, 2021
Hated by the Right People (Part 2)
May 12, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
Too often we can conflate criticism and hate. Someone not liking something doesn’t mean they want it destroyed. And yet, if you find yourself being genuinely hated as a Jesus follower, it’s important to consider how much social location matters. Read more
May 10, 2021
Hated by the Right People (Part 1)
May 10, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
Being hated by the world is a theme in many sectors of Christianity that has been sorely abused. Read more
May 6, 2021
The Inherent Relationship of Love and Justice (Part 3)
May 6, 2021 By Herb Montgomery
We can explore ways that understanding Universal love that lead us, not to private, assured passivity, but to the work of remaining in that love by shaping our world into a safe, compassionate, just home for each and every one of us. Read more
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