When Liberation Becomes Complicated
Herb Montgomery | June 17, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “And what does change cost? Is it this cost that causes us to be more moderate when we should be directly and…
A Community of Healing Justice
Herb Montgomery | March 13, 2020 “At its source, it’s not about a lone hero who does something revolutionary on our behalf. It’s a call to participate, with others, in a community of healing justice. “You have said so,” Jesus…
When Change Feels Too Risky
Herb Montgomery | March 6, 2020 "Are you seeing calls for societal change threatening the status quo today? Are you seeing concern and fear from the establishment toward movements for distributive justice or for a larger swath of people?" In…
Solidarity with the Crucified Community
by Herb Montgomery | June 1, 2018 “When it’s safe to stand alongside those being marginalized, to amplify their voices, to hand them the mic, you will no longer be needed.” “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all…
Sayings Gospel Q: Sheep Among Wolves
by Herb Montgomery “Be on your way! Look, I send you like sheep in the midst of wolves” (Q 10:3) . Companion Texts: Matthew 10.16: “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes…
Confronting Potential Followers
by Herb Montgomery Before we begin this week, I want to take a moment to pause and remember the forty-nine victims of the Orlando Shooting. This tragic event took place at the gay nightclub Pulse, where our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…