It behooves us North American Christians to realize now what the German churches learned too late some forty years ago: it is not enough to resist with confession; we must confess with resistance. c
04118 – It is Not Enough…
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03691 – The Idol of Productivity
We keep Sabbath not because it makes us more productive at work. We keep it to resist the idol of productivity. We are more than what we produce.
02989 – What is Solidarity?
Solidarity is a group that stands together, and would do so for its weakest member. It is that community which resists the intoxicating lie of individuality—we live for ourselves and by ourselves. Solidarity dismisses self-preservation in favor of a new way—to sense...
01846 – Contributing to the Good of the World
Every night, reflect on how you have contributed to the good of the world, to the good of another. Try and discern how at any point, you gave a word of encouragement, helped someone find their way, opened up a space for someone to understand, to accept, to love....
01307 – Objecting to Violence
No doubt the objection may be raised that affirmation of nonviolence by the churches would be simplistic, that ethical judgments in the real world of the Powers are far too complex to adopt a fixed ethical stance. This objection, I must confess, was one of the main...