Certain interpretations of these passages have born destructive and even death-dealing fruit in these communities. These experiences, concerns and critiques are worth listening to and wrestling with. Read more
Certain interpretations of these passages have born destructive and even death-dealing fruit in these communities. These experiences, concerns and critiques are worth listening to and wrestling with. Read more
When public consciousness is raised, change isn’t very far behind, and change is what those benefiting from the status quo most desperately want to stop. Read more
It’s about them coopting the darkness, which is not inherently evil, and using the darkness not for the life giving purposes of which it is intended, but to hide so they can continue doing harm. Read more
“Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.” Read more
Change for those being harmed never happens fast enough. But in each of our circles of influence we have today and all the potential for change today brings. Read more
Mark's version of the story is not speaking about Jesus' own death and resurrection as in John. It is speaking about how exploitative systems are not sustainable and will eventually crumble under the weight of their own injustice. Read more
In one sense, it was a religious act for those who considered faithfulness to the Jubilee [debt cancellation] of the Torah to be faithfulness to the God of the Torah. But it was also an economic and political act too. Read more
Yet what’s at stake is larger than democracy. As Jesus called his followers, we’re called to find and reclaim our humanity. Read more
The concern is not partisan politics. The concern is humanity, the common good, the good of the country, basic humanity including their own, and democracy itself. Read more
That is the political or social context in which we must understand the above passage. With this context, we can most safely reclaim and understand the 'must' language of the passage. Read more
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