Once, when Jesus brought his disciples into Samaritan territory, he challenged their age-old prejudice. He told them, “Open your eyes,” so they would be able to see a great spiritual harvest among these loathed people. Later, when framing the socio-geographical extent of their mission, he included Samaria along with Jerusalem, Judea, and the ends of …
Jesus’ Counterintuitive Creed
Can you imagine if the principles of Jesus’ Teaching had been recited over the centuries, each time with conviction? I believe in loving my enemies and blessing those who persecute me I believe in nonviolent resistance to social injustice I believe in storing up my treasures in heaven instead of on earth I believe that …
Where Shalom is Needed Most
Shalom is tested best on society’s margins and is exposed by how the disempowered are treated. When you find an enormous discrepancy between the opportunities for the rich and the poor or the white and the black or men and women, shalom is AWOL. Systemic injustice is what someone called “violence in slow motion.” Jesus’ …
Jesus’ Subversive Economics
Locate these and more of Jesus' subversive thoughts in Matthew 5-7. If you want to read more about this amazing passage, check out my book: If you've already read it, please review it on Amazon and share it with your friends!
How Jesus Comported Himself Politically
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote: “People say that it is utopian to regard the Sermon on the Mount as a basis for historical-political action . . . However, it is not difficult to prove that this view is in conflict with reality . . .” Though I risk being voted off the island by good sisters and …
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