LGBTQ Justice
General Christian
A Shepherd Restoring Paradise
John 10:22-30 The good shepherd imagery in the synoptic gospels is referencing verses like these in Ezekiel where the leaders were censured for becoming an oligarchy that fed themselves off of the sheep rather than caring for them. In Mark, Matthew, and Luke, likening Jesus to a shepherd...
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General Christian
Justice Work is Holy Work
John 21:1-19 The needs of the people are holy. Their needs were holy for Jesus, and they must be holy for Jesus followers today, too. Working for people?s material, physical, concrete daily needs (like bread and fish) is sacred, holy work. Others may call it a social gospel, but it is...
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General Christian
So Send I You
John 20:19-31 ?The reality is that those who bear Jesus? name in the world often represent him to those around them whether they want this burden or not. Over the last four decades so many evangelicals have embraced a politic of harm rather than one of diversity and inclusion and a...
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Across Faiths
General Christian
The Original Good News of Easter
Luke 24:1-12 ?The cross has been the symbol of salvation in Christian history for two millennia. The apostle Paul was among the first to define the good news as being about Jesus? death. Before Paul, there are signals in our sacred texts that the good news was not originally that Jesus...
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General Christian
Peace Through Justice Doesn?t Need A War Horse
Luke 19:28-40 What would our local communities look like if each person simply had enough to thrive and we all were committed to making sure we were taking care of each other? Today, as in the time of Jesus, there are two philosophies of peace in our world. One says, ?If you want peace,...
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General Christian
Mary, Christian Patriachy and the Existence of Poverty
John 12:1-8 Our story this week involving "Mary" was used to historically disparage women leaders within Christianity toward a purely patriarchal form. Characterizing Mary Magdalene as a prostitute advanced the patriarchal goals of disparaging women as somehow "morally inferior" to men,...
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LGBTQ Justice By Faiths
General Christian
A Shepherd Restoring Paradise
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Justice Work is Holy Work
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So Send I You
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The Original Good News of Easter
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Peace Through Justice Doesn?t Need A War Horse
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Mary, Christian Patriachy and the Existence of Poverty
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Progressive Christian
We Won?t Be Great Until Everyone Is Great
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Social Repentance Not Private Piety
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The Courage to Stand Up to Harm
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The Temptations and the Rise of Authoritarianism in America
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Lessons of Justice from the Transfiguration
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Insights on Turning the Other Cheek, Enemy Love, and Judging Others
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