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Posts Tagged: justice
September 21, 2017
Equal to us A Revised Common Lectionary resource for September 24 by Magdalena I. García And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ – Matthew 20:11-12… Read more »
January 28, 2017
Beatitudes for today A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Matthew 5:1-12 by Magdalena I. García “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” —Matthew 5:7 Happy are those who abandon the politics of division and fanaticism, and instead promote policies of unity and tolerance. Happy are those who reject promises of grandeur and… Read more »
November 18, 2016
Twiddling our thumbs A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 23:33–43 By Magdalena I. García Detail of a weaving titled “Loving God Well,” by Karla M. Kincannon, which hangs in the lobby of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, in Evanston, Illinois. Detalle de un tejido titulado “Amar bien a Dios”, por Karla M. Kincannon, que cuelga… Read more »
November 4, 2016
Asking the right questions A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 20:27–38 by Magdalena I. García ‘Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’ – Luke 20:38 It’s all about the brothers, about their future and their breed, while the woman has… Read more »
October 14, 2016
She keeps coming A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 18:1-8 by Magdalena I. García For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may… Read more »
August 15, 2016
The blood and the river By Jose Luis Casal Dedicated to the victims of the massacre in Orlando and their families When the blood becomes a river flowers bloom from dead bones. And life emerges beyond the homophobias and hatred speeches from “plexi-glass Christians” without any hopes. When the blood becomes a river fertilizes life… Read more »
February 10, 2016
Seeing without categorizing Global citizens and universal aliens Our citizenship is in heaven by Anita Coleman One planet. 57.3 million miles of surface land. 7.4 billion people. 59.5 million refugees and displaced peoples, of whom 51 percent are under the age of 18. Sheikh Yassir Fazaga was once one of those refugees. Forced to flee… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Adventures of a Presbyterian pastor on a Jesuit campus How I found resurrection in the Holy LandLessons from a trip to Israel and Palestine by Abby King-Kaiser When an olive tree reaches a certain age, it develops a weathered and gnarly bark full of wrinkles that I hope my face will carry some day, wrinkles… Read more »
November 24, 2015
Relevant truth telling with a queer twist My coming out helped me realize my white privilegeUniting women’s, LGBTQ, and racial justice movements by Layton E. Williams Five years ago, at Christmas, I went home for the holidays and announced to my family that I was planning on going to seminary. For the most part,… Read more »
November 5, 2015
Stories of mustard seeds and mountains Small town justiceA pastor and a heroin addict’s father walk into a police station . . . by Sue Washburn My husband and I walked into the district magistrate’s office. It was cold. The air conditioning was blasting, the folding metal chairs uncomfortable. A couple dozen magazines were… Read more »