Tag Archives: Liberation Theology

The Good Shepherd and Jesus’ Vision of Power

This, friends, is the radical dream of Jesus: that his followers would exercise a different kind of power. Jesus imagined a world where power was exercised differently, where we understood power differently. In the Kingdom of God, or as Dr. King translated, in the beloved community, power is measured in compassion, in healing. Power is measured by justice.

Good Friday: Impunity, the Lynching Tree, and the Cross

We will know the power of Christ’s reconciling love, the power of Christ’s outstretched arms, when we know that Jesus’ saving embrace saves us by identifying with those who suffer. The Rector preaches about lynching, victims, impunity, and James Cone.

The God of Moses, the Midwives, and Romero: What do we mean when we say the word “God?” part 2

https://youtu.be/lM7kL0La5Yg Today I am preaching the second in a three part series of sermons on a question: “What do we mean when we say the word God?” Last week we encountered the God of Abraham, of Sarah, and of Hagar. We talked about the one God we share with our siblings who are Jewish andContinueContinue reading “The God of Moses, the Midwives, and Romero: What do we mean when we say the word “God?” part 2″