The hope and belief that a new iteration of our world is possible, and that the creation of that new iteration has begun, is what Advent is genuinely all about. Read more
The hope and belief that a new iteration of our world is possible, and that the creation of that new iteration has begun, is what Advent is genuinely all about. Read more
Following this model, one way of interpreting the end of violent empires and the chaos such transitions create is that they could be the end of something beastly or predatory making way for the creation of a more humane world. Read more
Even in the chaos of their changing world, they could perceive an opportunity to make the world a just, more compassionate place. Read more
I don’t want a post-pandemic world that looks like the pre-pandemic world. We can do better . . . poverty is a matter of human responsibility. Read more
Seeing the overthrowing of such economically exploitative systems not as “the end,” but as the “beginnings of birth pains” for a new world. Read more
Christians have long interpreted these events in ways that have proven deeply harmful to our Jewish siblings. Read more
This story does not praise the piety of the poor within a system that takes economic advantage of their piety. It condemns any system that conditions and then exploits people to give more than what is life-giving for them to give. Read more
To get life-giving answers, we must first ask life-giving questions, and the common interpretations of this week’s story are not life-giving. They are the interpretations of those with privilege and status. Read more
Common interpretations of our story this week fall short. I find these interpretations deeply harmful and oppressive to the poor. Read more
We are extensions of each other, and part of the same human family. What affects one, impacts all. Read more
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