Throughout U.S. history, the elites have repeatedly fanned the flames of racially charged bigotry to divide the lower class. Read more
Throughout U.S. history, the elites have repeatedly fanned the flames of racially charged bigotry to divide the lower class. Read more
I used to interpret this parable differently than I do today. When we read this parable from the perspective of those oppressed, subjugated, or pushed to the margins of society, certain things begin to stand out. Read more
The rhetoric and movement of Black Lives Matter is the same preferential option for the oppressed as practiced by the Jesus of the gospels. Read more
The word preferential denotes a preference. Option denotes a deliberate choice to stand with one side over and against the harm being done to them and those who would perpetuate that harm. Read more
This is the ethic of preference or priority we see in the passage above from Mark’s gospel. This ethic in Mark can apply just as equally to those being harmed today by systemic, societal sicknesses. Read more
There is enough manna for everyone. It belongs to all of us, as a gift. Stop standing in the way of others’ thriving. Believe that your own thriving is dependent on theirs. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Read more
Our hope for the future is in our ability to cooperate with one another to make sure we all have what we need, through a mutual sharing the assures us we have each other’s back. And in a world where everyone has enough to thrive, gratitude replaces our deep survival anxiety. Read more
Though oppressors often claim “God is on our side,” the God of this Genesis story shows regard for the victim of systemic injustice. Read more
Each day, with the choices we make, we are shaping the kind of earth we want to be part of. Read more
Today we are still called not to be passive in regards to the injustice, oppression, and violence we see around us. Read more
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