Pastor Tom begins a sermon series on Revelation introducing apocalyptic literature in general and ways to faithfully and thoughtfully interpret Revelation specifically. Revelation 1 introduces the figure of Jesus Christ whose most important characteristic is that he was a victim of the violence of the Empire and yet still lives. This encourages us to be…
The two stories from today’s reading are probably familiar to a lot of us: The feeding of the 5000 and the calming of the storm. What, you may ask, do the loaves have to do with a storm at sea and the disciples’ terror? Walter Brueggemann, a very brilliant biblical theologian, died earlier this month.…
“Today I’m going to offer a primer on language related torace. What are some of the terms that people use when talking about race and racism and anti-racism in contemporary conversations?”