Justice
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The Gospel reading this past Sunday was Luke 6:17-26. It’s a place in Jesus’ teaching where you are to be warned: “Buckle up, buttercup.” Read more
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One of the organizations I have been associated with through two sources over the past years posted about the recent freeze of government grants that has affected their ministry to local refugees. In a haze of lobbing cultural and political grenades, it’s important to work to understand just how drastic actions have devastating impacts on… Read more
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I am not good with poetry. It is difficult to read. If I hear it, I begin to understand. Read more
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The Confessing Church in Germany saw the dangers of Nazism encroaching and in 1934, leaders met in the city of Barmen-Wuppertal to put together a declaration that would magnify their Christian convictions and point out areas of dissent. Read more
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It was 1933 and the German national church was almost entirely on board with Nazi propaganda. Over 90 percent of the student body in the theology department at the university in Berlin had joined the National Socialist Party. Read more
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Bonhoeffer asked the powerful question: When will it be that Christianity says the right word at the right time? Read more
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One of the conclusions from Jesus and the Powers is that followers of Jesus will have to confront spiritual and worldly powers in this life. Conflict will happen. When authority goes wrong, it must be held accountable. Read more
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First they came for the Jewsand I did not speak outbecause I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communistsand I did not speak outbecause I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionistsand I did not speak outbecause I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for meand… Read more
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