A Person with Ubuntu – May 4, 2023
“A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others […]
Neutrality and Injustice – May 2, 2023
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” –Desmond Tutu, as quoted in Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes (1984) by […]
Trusting in Liberating Love – Oct. 4, 2022
“Liberating love cajoles me into life even when I think I would prefer to remain on the sidelines. It offers me Hope in the grace of this present moment. That Hope bids me pay attention to the present moment, telling me that all the love I need is there, everything I need to love is […]
Refusing the Logic of Power – June 30, 2022
“Rome’s actions of intimidation and oppression were meant to wear down and overwhelm vulnerable communities. Each time that Rome enacts its methods of coercion, Jesus refuses the terms… The description of the beatified community as one that will “turn the other cheek” is directed at people who already know what it is like to live […]
