People of all genders should be able to see themselves as bearing the image of the Divine because we all do. Read more
People of all genders should be able to see themselves as bearing the image of the Divine because we all do. Read more
This declaration specifically excludes women from the Imago Dei and justifies the exclusion by referring to Jesus as the exclusive revelation of the Divine. Read more
For Boyer, every other detail of the incarnation is incidental, but the fact that Jesus was male is substantive. Read more
If we have to choose between unity and harm being done to those our status quo has made vulnerable, then in the name of justice and love and compassion, our highest concern should not be maintaining unity. Read more
Think of how communities that suffer harm and injustice are often called to forgive and reconcile with those who have harmed them while no efforts have been made toward restitution or reparations. Read more
Beliefs were important, but they always held in tension with what fruit those beliefs were actually producing in one’s life. Are your beliefs manifesting themselves in life-giving ways or are your beliefs bearing harm. Read more
The bodily autonomy of people in these communities is just the latest example of how advocacy work is needed today just as much as it has ever been. This is where my advocate heart is moved to action. Read more
Early Christians were not concerned with saving people from post-mortem realities as much as they were focused on caring about people’s social condition in the here and now. Read more
Advocacy is any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others. Read more
When we start to really consider what love means, then if we are honest we must begin to perceive love is not only personal, but also social, political, economic, and even global. Read more