Justice
Dr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village of Manhattan. Middle Church is a dynamic 900-member multiracial, multicultural, inclusive congregation in which everyone is welcome just as they are as they come through the door. Lewis is also the Executive Director of The Middle Project, an institute that prepares ethical leaders for a more just society....
Riverside Church in the City of New York, in partnership with Everytown for Gun Safety, hosts "God and Guns: Faith Leaders Address Gun Violence", an intensive training on gun violence for faith leaders. Interview segments include Rev. Rachel Johnson, Rev. Rob Schenck, Lucy McBath, and Abigail Disney (director of the documentary film "Armor Of Light"). Filmed & edited for Manhattan Neighborhood Network....
John 4 represents the founding narrative for the presence of a considerable number of Samaritans in the Johannine community....
A copy of Brandan Robertson's book "Nomad: A Spirituality For Traveling Light" ...
Genesis 16:1-12, 15; 17:20; 21:1-3, 8-21
John 20:19-25
http://www.crosswalknapa.org/blog/2017/4/23/breathed-to-breathe
You are loved by God, animated by the very breath of God to carry you through, so that you may breathe life into people and situations where death threatens in myriad forms.
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Luke 18
http://www.storydivine.com/?p=381
A PODCAST on BRIDGING THE DIVIDE...
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Psalm 10
https://faithelement.net/nice-france-teaching-guide/
A teaching guide and Resource on violence that had happened in France
Great Questions and How to discuss the Violence. ...
Isaiah 4:2; 1 John 4:18; James 3:1-12; Micah 6:8; Matthew 25:35
A hymn written after the Orlando mass killings, plus other hymns for reflection on gun violence:
A list of ways that pastors can support social justice activism in their communities....
http://mcconline.org/series/brian-mclaren/
A Podcast on Interfaith dialogue...
Acts 1:9-11, Daniel 7:13-14
https://joshuaadamscott.com/2017/05/25/why-are-you-gazing-at-the-sky/
Ascension: Gazing at the Sky and finding Jesus...
From theliturgists.com:
"How can we engage in effective advocacy that creates change? And how can we do so without losing hope? We talked to two experts in the world of social justice and advocacy to find out.
Christena Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author and professor. She is the first Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart. You can learn more about her at http://www.christenacleveland.com
Micky is a perpetual learner, “justice doula”, consultant, facilitator, mama/sister/friend, nonviolence practitioner and contemplative activist living just south of Nashville, TN. After 10 plus years as a mother-baby specialist, trainer and author, she decided to shift back to earlier interests: theology and community development....
Rev. Barber discusses poverty and cultural treatment of the poor....
From theliturgists.com:
"Donald Miller and J.J. Peterson; Matthew Vines; Melissa Greene, Stan Mitchell, and Tabitha from GracePointe; Preston Sprinkle; and Ed Gungor join Science Mike and Michael Gungor to share their stories and perspectives on LGBTQ persons and the Church."...
From sojourngrace.com:
"Joined by author and national activist, Brandan Robertson, this week we dive in to how LGBTQ Liberation Theology adds more goodness to the Good News."...
http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/God-Freedom-and-the-Fourth-of-July-Bruce-Epper...
Fourth of July and its blessings for the country! ...
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2015/05/13/dear-church-an-open-letter-from-one-of-those-mill...
Thoughts about the Church and Millenials...
http://rev-o-lution.org/2015/10/01/prayer-to-end-violence/
Prayer in a time of turmoil to End Violence...
http://bjconline.org/standing-against-islamophobia/
Standing for justice and against violence against Muslims...
http://www.ucc.org/justice_justice-training
UCC Justice Training and Ways to Support Justice in Your Community...
12 passages that discuss how Christians should treat immigrants, refugees and those in need of help, compiled by Jesse Carey, editor at RELEVANT...
John 20:19, Mathew 5:3-10
http://www.actforpeace.org.au/www_AFP/media/act-for-peace/get-involved/campaigns/ipd-2014/Praying-fo...
Prayers to Use for Peace and Acting for Peace...
Luke 19: 41-44
http://sacredise.com/blog/living-on-a-prayer-weeps-luke-1941-44/
Living on Prayer and How Peace makes a difference...
https://www.charterforcompassion.org/charter/karen-armstrong-2008-ted-prize
Compassion Podcast on Interfaith Dialogue: Karen Armstrong...
https://www.pulpitfiction.com/notes/tns4-2
Podcasts: Pulpit Fiction sat down with Miroslav Volf over Skype to talk about Public Faith, Politics, Kingdom of God and his book, Public Faith in Action....
http://www.pathways2promise.org/mental-health-a-guide-for-faith-leaders/
A Guide to Faith Leaders for Mental Health issues that may arise. ...
The election of Donald Trump is an evolutionary self-correction that has been decades in the making — a backlash against the failure of the leading edge of consciousness (postmodernism and pluralism) to acknowledge the lie underlying the progress they’ve pursued: it’s not equal, it’s not consistent, and it doesn’t make room for everyone. But a new integral force is emerging that can move beyond the narcissism and nihilism of political correctness to offer genuine leadership and move towards a developmental-based wisdom of greater wholeness....
The influx of refugees today is both threat and opportunity, but for Christians in North America in particular, the greater threat is that we forget the context from which we came....
Victor Carmona discusses the experience of Hispanic refugees in detainment centers. He explains the Christ-like presence within refugee centers....
Rebecca Todd Peters on the To Do Justice blog discusses the importance of white people understanding their racial privilege and what our responsibility is because of it....
Brian McLaren discusses compassion and justice....
What does the Bible say about God’s love? Who does God love? What is God’s love? How can we love each other because “God first loved us?” This is the first episode in a series that explores the story of God’s love in the Bible, how it relates to how we love each other, especially talking about homosexuality. Darkwood Brew probes this important topic, and this provocative six-session series focuses on God’s love, the Bible, and homosexuality....
Sheri Faye Rosendahl discusses the need for Christians to stand up to injustice and oppression....
Jack Wellman discusses how hate is unacceptable for Christians, even towards Muslims....
Sheri Faye Rosendahl discusses the importance of speaking for and living out Red Letter Love....
Natalie Ringsmuth discusses the differences between fairness and equality, and calls us to stand up and speak out against injustice....
From abetterstorypodcast.com:
"Turn the other cheek" has been used to perpetuate oppression for years, but when we look at what Jesus was trying to do, we find a radically empowering statement. "...
Leah Schade discusses why pastors choose not to preach about controversial topics, and gives ways to move past that fear....
From The Brilliance:
"This week on The Brilliance Podcast we go behind the song Hear Our Prayer, track 6 on our upcoming album All Is Not Lost. Special guests Science Mike and Michael Rudzena discuss systems theory, Walter Wink's concept of the powers, calling out and naming systems of fear and oppression, and moving towards love."...
From The Brilliance:
"This week on The Brilliance Podcast we debut the song Turning Over Tables featuring Charles Jones. We speak with Jon Huckins about peacemaking, immigrants, Islamophobia, Jihad, Pope Francis and engaging with people that we adamantly disagree with."...
Rob Bell responds to the Pulse nightclub shooting. He tackles loving our LGBTQ+ brothers and sister, gun control, and grief....
Sheri Faye Rosendahl discusses what it means to be "pro-life."...
From sojourngrace.com:
"Drawing from the work of Latin American Liberation Theologians, we explore how suffering (as a result of oppression) is the result of poverty, and therefore poverty is an evil force to be opposed."
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Romans
An essay that summarizes a subjective and objective reading of Paul's Letter to the Romans. It combines a hermeneutics of disclosure with the hermeneutics of the correspondence theory of truth....
John 4:23
A Call to worship for congregations who have a social justice profile!...
Micah 4:6
This book is a powerful expression of Jesus Christ given in the midst of the brokenness and hostilities of this world, as experienced by those who are marginalized and persecuted in contemporary society. Drawing on broader sources in the Christian tradition, Farley maintains the power of Jesus of Nazareth as the expression of the Divine Eros in Wisdom, to break powers of sin, and provide a vision of life, which is an alternative Empire to present ways and where love reigns as norm.
Considered a leading theologian, Wendy Farley has written extensively on women theologians and mystics, religious dialogue, classical texts, contemporary ethical issues, and contemplative practices.P Farley received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and now teaches at San Francisco Theological Seminary....
This non-lectionary Lenten series is inspired by Amos, a prophet whose message is that God calls us to let "justice roll down like waters." Worship without justice is not acceptable, rather our songs must move us to action on behalf of the oppressed. This fully-scripted series utilizes the music of WDS Guest Expert, Mark Miller, and is compatible with Affirmation #6, Justice....
Eric Elnes interviews Imam Jamal Daoudi about "God experiences" that continue to shape is personal and professional life.
Imam Daoudi is the spiritual leader of of the American Muslim Institute – the Muslim partner in Omaha, Nebraska's Tri-Faith
Initiative (www.trifaith.org). Imam Jamal was born in Damascus, Syria
where, from the age of 12, he attended Abu Nour Islamic Center, under the
direction of the eminent scholars of that center. Imam Jamal holds a B.A
in English Literature from Damascus University and a Doctor of Ministry degree
from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH.
He came to the U.S. in 1995 and became a U.S. citizen in 2005 – the same
year he received the Martin Luther King “Living the Dream” award for peace
advocacy.
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Eric Elnes interviews Wendy Goldberg about "God experiences" that continue to shape her personal and professional life. Ms. Goldberg is a founding member of Omaha, Nebraska's Tri-Faith Initiative (www.trifaith.org), where a synagogue, a mosque, and a church are co-locating to a 35-acre Commons in order to move from interfaith dialog to interfaith relationship. She is also member of Temple Israel (the Tri-Faith’s Jewish partner) and has served on its Board of Trustees, as President of the synagogue, and as Temple Israel’s Program Director. Wendy currently serves as a project manager for Project Harmony, an organization dedicated to protecting and supporting children and ending child neglect and abuse....
Eric Elnes interviews Ashley Schwartz, a farmer, grandmother, volunteer firefighter, a Christian, and transgender activist who made her gender transition twenty years ago while continuing to live and farm in her hometown of Malmo, Nebraska. Ashley credits her transition as instrumental in bringing her into closer relationship with God and her community. In this interview, Ashley shares intimately about her path and the "God experiences" that continue to shape it....
Eric Elnes interview's San Francisco Theological Seminary's Director of the Center for Innovation in Ministry, Rev. Floyd Thompkins, about "God experiences" that have shaped his personal and professional life. Floyd has served as a dean and chaplain at two world-class institutions, Stanford and Princeton universities. There he developed unique, highly effective programs to empower underserved teenage youth and young adults in urban and rural areas. He also led Antioch Baptist Church, the oldest African American Church in San Jose, CA, and was the Education and Administrative Pastor of Covenant Christian Church in Douglas, GA....
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