That is the other key difference in the stories. When Jesus died, the human authorities thought they had won, but they didn’t have the last word. God had the last word. The resurrection is a witness to the power of God’s love even over the machinations of death. Even when the world is loveless, even when the world would sacrifice some of our siblings, God will conquer. God will have the last word. As people who follow the loving, liberating, life giving God, it is our work to take the knives out of the hands of those who think they are enacting justice. And God takes pride when we keep on marching.
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The Fire Next Time
https://youtu.be/hFC5-Wf0mYE Holy Communion UCity · The Rev. Mike Angell- The Fire Next Time In 1962, James Baldwin penned a letter to his nephew. Anticipating the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, Baldwin was considering the state of black life in America and giving advice to the young man especially around how to interact with whiteContinueContinue reading “The Fire Next Time”
What if Christianity is a Way of Paying Attention?
https://youtu.be/sbolu92dXfQ What if Christianity is simply a way of paying attention? After all the beliefs, after all the pomp and circumstance and the great cathedrals are stripped away, after all of the behaviors and the admonitions to avoid certain behaviors are taken aside, what if Christianity is primarily a way of paying attention? I’ve beenContinueContinue reading “What if Christianity is a Way of Paying Attention?”
What if we thought of Christianity as a Way of Life?
https://youtu.be/jFsEOtPbAJ4 A few years ago Peter Senge, the MIT professor and Brian McLaren the Christian writer were killing time on a video chat, waiting for someone else to join, how many of us know this space today. McLaren asked Senge about the decline of the church and the growth of Buddhism in our country. SengeContinueContinue reading “What if we thought of Christianity as a Way of Life?”
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