Though religiously observant in their own eyes, they were still politically complicit in the concrete harms being committed against the vulnerable in society. Read more
Though religiously observant in their own eyes, they were still politically complicit in the concrete harms being committed against the vulnerable in society. Read more
This week’s passage is about a lot more than just humility. It’s also about complicity with political harm. Read more
No effort invested in working toward a safe, compassionate, just world that is home for everyone is in vain. Read more
From start to finish, the entire context of our story is of establishing justice on Earth, ending violence, and restoring what oppression has stolen. Read more
Persistence in working for societal justice is at the heart of these kinds of sacred stories. Read more
Those of us from Western cultures have a lot we can learn from cultures that value community wellbeing over or alongside individual thriving. Read more
It isolated them from a community-based system of survival to an individualistic mode of survival. They were on their own. Read more
Survival depended on belonging to a community comprised of a network of rural families and was how one thrived. Read more
These stories cared about the concrete harm being done to the marginalized and exploited. Today, they should move us to do the same. Read more
Peasants could not imagine a world without feudalism. We find it difficult to imagine a world without capitalism. In this story, listeners could not imagine a world without Roman imperial rule. Read more
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