Episodes

  • The Sabbath and Social Justice

    The Sabbath and Social Justice
    May 30 2024
    Mark 2:23-3:6 “Are there times when we have interpreted our own Jesus following in ways that have become death dealing for our society? Is our practice of Christianity socially life-giving? Are we obstacles to those around us working toward a more just, safer, compassionate society with room for everyone or are we, like Mark’s Jesus, standing up to those obstacles and being conduits of love, life, and healing? Where are we in the way? How can we get out of the way and come alongside, choosing to recognize those working to make our world a safer place for everyone, and adding our energy and effort to their work?”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    16 mins
  • Reuniting the Material and the Spiritual

    Reuniting the Material and the Spiritual
    May 23 2024
    John 3:1-17 “This division between the flesh and the spirit, between the physical, material world and the spiritual has born seriously destructive fruit throughout Christianity. The Jesus in the synoptic gospels did not separate the spiritual from the fleshly or material. He taught his followers how to navigate their material world by righting injustice, ending oppression, and offering healing alternatives to violence. That Jewish Jesus did not separate the spiritual and material to offer a path of escape from the material world. Rather he taught his followers how to lean into their material world in life-giving ways.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    15 mins
  • Pentecost as Connectedness and Distributive Justice

    Pentecost as Connectedness and Distributive Justice
    May 16 2024
    John 15:26-27; 16:4-15; Acts 2:1-4 “In the synoptic Gospels and the book of Acts, we see a fruit of the Spirit included the restoration of social justice. In these stories, whether the Spirit is poured out on Jesus or his followers, it is evident in their profound concern for the suffering caused by societal structures.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    18 mins
  • Sent to be Socially Life-Giving

    Sent to be Socially Life-Giving
    May 10 2024
    John 17:6-19 “Although we may be different, we belong to each other. What affects one affects us all. We either thrive together or decline and wither together. Humanity is far from homogeneous, but we are all still part of each other. Like it or not, our shared humanity connects us all.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    16 mins
  • Loving One Another and Social Justice

    Loving One Another and Social Justice
    May 2 2024
    John 15:9-17 “Whatever we say about love, the Jesus of the gospels, and the Divine, these beliefs about love must transform us into more loving human beings. We can teach, preach, and believe in love, and still not let those beliefs become anything more than mental assent to ideas. We must choose to apply our beliefs about love not just to how we imagine God relates to us, but also to how we relate to one another! And we can’t love one another and not care about the things each of us suffers as a result of the way our society is shaped.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    14 mins
  • Different Kinds of Christianity Produce Different Kinds of Fruit

    Different Kinds of Christianity Produce Different Kinds of Fruit
    Apr 25 2024
    John 15:1-8 “Today, it is no secret that many kinds of Christianity are failing to produce the kind of fruit that makes this world a better place. We can, if we choose, be a part of shaping a world that is just and safe for everyone. It will require change for some types of Christianity. And this change, difficult as it may be, in the end, will be worth all the effort it takes.”For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    16 mins
  • The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World

    The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World
    Apr 18 2024

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    16 mins
  • Resurrection as Injustice Undone

    Resurrection as Injustice Undone
    Apr 11 2024
    Luke 24:36-48 Whatever we make of the resurrection stories today, reading them through much more scientific lenses, we cannot ignore the fact that nowhere in these passages is Jesus’ death lifted up. The good news is that Jesus’ death had been undone! Whatever else we make of these stories today, their truth is that oppression and power don’t have to have the last words in our stories either. We can choose to keep going. The opposition doesn’t have to have the last word. Love can conquer injustice. Our stories aren’t over yet. For more go to renewedheartministries.com
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    18 mins