Tag Archives: oppression

Daily Teaching for Saturday, June 9th

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

Did you ever notice how some people say LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) and other people say GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender)? I learned it as LGBT years ago, but  recently I have noticed more and more gay … Continue reading →

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Daily Teaching for Friday, April 6th

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

This is the day tradition tells us Jesus was executed – not for your sins, but by the government of his day for sedition because he believed that oppression was wrong and that all people have intrinsic value. In other … Continue reading →

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Layers of Meaning and Understanding

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

I am reading a very interesting book by Obery Hendricks entitled The Politics of Jesus. I’m not going to go into great detail about the book here. When I finish it I will probably write a review of it on Goodreads.com, … Continue reading →

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Moving Beyond Oppression

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

We need to recognize that overcoming oppression is not a matter of find someone else to take our place at the bottom of the pile.  That’s the history of the human response to oppression, and it’s an ineffective response that … Continue reading →

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What’s Our Job as Church?

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Have you ever wondered what the purpose of Church is? I don’t mean the spiritual purpose of Church. Quite obviously, the Church exists to build faith communities and serve her members. I am asking what the purpose of the Church … Continue reading →

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