An excerpt from my forthcoming book: It is the narrative about the path to the crucifixion that we find the starkest confrontation between the way of God and the ways of this world. The cross is an expression of obedience … Continue reading
“Jesus comprehends us, not from our sunny sides where we are strong and capable, but from our shadow sides, where our weaknesses lie.” ~Jürgen Moltmann He sees and he holds out his hand. Come with me, he says.
If I really wanted to live as Jesus lived in my context I would move up to Lake Tahoe and go around to various parties and such, getting to know people and telling them how hard it is to pursue … Continue reading
Like Peter, we flee from and deny the cross — if we actually understand what it means. It is not freeing us from past mistakes in order to continue guilt-free in our usual pursuits. The cross is a stopping place … Continue reading
We are very “just the facts” sort of people, we want facts, and figures, and statements that give us intellectual content. That’s how we have been taught to approach religion. We have worship, sure, that part that is supposed to … Continue reading
The process of embedding a transcendent reality within an imminent context is one of illumination, seeing reality for what it is and, in this, making the truly worthwhile stand in contrast to the wrong and misguided. Such a process for … Continue reading
Some (unedited) musings from my dissertation: Those who are investing their identity within oppressor oriented models — models where competition and domination are considered positive rather than negative — tend to rationalize their behavior in the context of their wider … Continue reading
A wee bit from my dissertation writing: Moltmann writes: When the crucified Jesus is called ‘the image of the invisible God’, the meaning is that this is God, and god is like this. God is not greater than he is … Continue reading
A bit from my dissertation writing this last week: As a religious conflict between Jesus and religious leaders who did not have political power, the struggle discussed above was primarily a battle of wills—who really did have the authority to … Continue reading
As patterns of oppression become embedded in the ecclesial traditions, those traditions and leaders that are responsible for conveying Christian theology embed their own self-justifying domination in this theology. The cross undermines all of this. Moltmann writes, “The crucified Christ … Continue reading
