Tag: justice

  • We are one

    We are one

    In the Trinity, we have a doctrine of undivided unity. This is actually our roadmap for embodying Christ through the world.

  • Shalom – No Justice No Peace

    Shalom – No Justice No Peace

    Hi Friends, There’s a word we should get really comfortable with. Shalom. Shalom is Hebrew for peace. It’s also Hebrew for justice. And reconciliation. And hope. And Health. Wellness. Safety. Because the idea of peace cannot exist without safety and wellness and health and hope and reconciliation and justice. I cannot have peace if I…

  • Facing What’s Coming

    Facing What’s Coming

    Palm Sunday helps us see that the story isn’t about greatness or even weakness, but of facing an uncertain future through the grace of God.

  • What is the Christian response to sacrificing lives to save the market?

    What is the Christian response to sacrificing lives to save the market?

    Don’t. Ever. [Seriously. Stop trying to come up with exceptions.]

  • Consumed by Hate

    Consumed by Hate

    God’s love isn’t transactional. It restores us all.

  • The Presence of Peace

    The Presence of Peace

    The peace Jesus promises isn’t a passive thing done to us, or a weapon to enforce conformity. It is the very love of God and it is already here. God brings to life the peace that is already present. Easter 6C | John 14:23-29 Let’s talk about peace. I think we’re tempted to start with…

  • Hunger

    Hunger

    In Jesus’s temptation in the wilderness, we get a picture of resistance bigger than willpower and faith. A resistance to becoming powerful at all. Resisting temptation and power with JesusLent 1C | Luke 4:1-13 He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. It was a traditional practice…

  • Being Racist in America

    Being Racist in America

    It’s time we take responsibility for allowing flimsy justifications for racism.