Patriarchy isn’t about protecting women; it’s about protecting men. It's about preserving male rule over the home, church, and society, often at the expense of women.
03103 – Dance in the Morning
The rule is you have to dance a little bit in the morning before you leave the house because it changes the way you walk out in the world.
03082 – The Chief Object of Our Delight
Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight is his god.------------------------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version - Whatever one depends upon,...
02657 – Everybody Needs Redemptive Assistance
Individual will, reason, compassion, and character are not strong enough to consistently defeat selfishness, pride, greed, and self-deception. Everybody needs redemptive assistance from the outside--from family, friends, ancestors, rules, traditions, institutions,...
01339 – The Last Week
Jesus' procession deliberately countered what was happening on the other side of the city. Pilate's procession embodied the power, glory, and violence of the empire that ruled the world. Jesus' procession embodied an alternative vision, the kingdom of God. This...