As followers of Jesus we affirm the humanity of all. In the words of Irenaues, “Man fully alive is the glory of God”. Freire sees our vocation as humanization – helping people to become fully human; this includes the oppressed and the oppressor. In order for the oppressed and the oppressor to become a new humanity, a …
This morning in the car we had a worship wars of sorts. It all started when I asked the kids if they want to pray. Tayla responded with a song. Halfway through her song-prayer Liam objected, “that is not prayer”. Tayla was upset that Liam interrupted her. What followed was a surreal representation of the …
I am working on Sunday’s exploration of the parable of the sower … I wondered how Jesus would interact with our culture and rewrote the parable for a twitter-world. I wonder what you would add or change? A lover decided to spread her message of hope. She invited people into creating a community of …
In the book “The naked Anabaptist” the author writes, “The Christendom era has left the body of Christ with toxins in its bloodstream-practices, instincts, commitments, structures, attitudes, biases, compromises, and reactions that damage our health and disfigure our witness. We need to purge these toxins from our system.” I know the toxins he refers to …