We need to be honest about the harm we have done in the past, and we also need to do the hard work of practicing more life-giving ways to follow Jesus today. Read more
We need to be honest about the harm we have done in the past, and we also need to do the hard work of practicing more life-giving ways to follow Jesus today. Read more
This passage in the lectionary gives us the opportunity to talk about the harm that some interpretations of Christianity's sacred texts have led to. Read more
Through these stories, anti-Jewishness could grow into these passages and interpretations of these passages that have been deeply destructive to our Jewish neighbors and friends. Read more
Today, we must ask whether our social institutions are being practiced in life-giving or death-dealing ways. Read more
This week’s reading challenges all our institutions, systems, and social structures including marriage. Read more
His response in each synoptic gospel is telling: and that response doesn’t seem to be good news for the patriarchy, heterosexism, or the social institution of marriage. Read more
Our doing better is not an act of charity. It’s the work of reclaiming our own humanity through acknowledging, valuing, and honoring the humanity of others. Read more
We must read this week’s story within this context. This backdrop also gives new insights into the political, economic, and social meaning of the gospels. Read more
We miss a lot in this story if we don’t understand it in terms of how much Roman imperialism harmed the masses in Judea and southern Galilee. Read more
Are we building systems that give life to those who marginalized and vulnerable or are we engaging in political activity that has our religious community’s approval but is actually deeply destructive? Read more
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