Herb Montgomery | August 16, 2019 Photo by Trang Nguyen on Unsplash “Jesus was teaching the rejection of violent responses to this world’s evil. Yet he was not teaching that we should simply do nothing! Jesus was teaching nonviolent ways…
“Destruction,” 1836, part of the “Course of Empire” series, by Thomas Cole “Today we live in the wake of these changes. Christianity and its Jesus fell in the same way as all the other religions taken in by Rome .…
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Herb Montgomery | July 19, 2019 Photo by Bud Helisson on Unsplash “We can do better than defensiveness. In this story of Jesus I hear the call to lay mine down . . . Another world is possible. But we’re…
Herb Montgomery | June 28, 2019 Photo by Sebastian Pichler on Unsplash “Today, certain Christians are still trying to use the power of the state, not to side with the people and protect the vulnerable . . . to push…
Herb Montgomery | June 21, 2019 Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash It’s not enough to simply offer a gospel that only offers divine forgiveness of sins. A gospel that is faithful to the Jesus story must include people forgiving…
Herb Montgomery | June 7, 2019 Photo by Chris Bair on Unsplash “The fishing metaphor was a way to denounce injustice against the vulnerable, and looks forward to social change.” “‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will show you…
Herb Montgomery | May 31, 2019 Photo by Mario Purisic on Unsplash “ . . . and for those who associate abuse with the terms ‘God,’ or ‘heaven,’ or anything Christian, the kingdom even doesn’t have to be associated with…
Herb Montgomery | May 24, 2019 Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash “One of the first steps of hope for people in such wilderness places is to understand that their situation reflects social and political forces, not the divine will…
by Herb Montgomery | May 17, 2019 Photo by Pedro Lastra on Unsplash “Here in the West we are shaped by a deeply individualistic culture, and some Christian communities rarely address Jesus’ social salvation, if ever. The form of Christianity…