Political Jesus
by Herb Montgomery | May 17, 2018 "Jesus was political. Neither he nor those whom he cared about could afford to ignore the systems of injustice and oppression damaging real human lives." “After John was put in prison, Jesus…
Pyramids, Circles and a Shared Table: Jesus’ Vision for Human Community (Part 2)
Jesus' shared table community was an expression of voluntary "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need." by Herb Montgomery | May 10, 2018 "Yet too often, historically, economic reforms have come at the expense of…
Pyramids, Circles and a Shared Table: Jesus’ Vision for Human Community (Part 1)
by Herb Montgomery | May 3, 2018 “Politics answers the question of who gets what. So Jesus was not a religious figure as much as he was a political one. He did not fundamentally challenge his Jewish religion, at least…
Faith Like a Mustard Seed
by Herb Montgomery “It is these [the marginalized] whom Jesus tells to have hope, that God is not like their oppressors have made them think, that the end of their misfortunes is at hand, that the Kingdom of God is…
Forgiving a Sinning Brother or Sister Repeatedly
by Herb Montgomery | November 10, 2017 “Safe spaces” are not spaces where everyone’s opinion is equally valued. Safe spaces are spaces where there is a preferential option practiced for the most vulnerable in the room. Safe spaces are spaces…
The Lost Coin
by Herb Montgomery | November 3, 2017 “Jesus willfully and intentionally transgressed the community boundaries of his day. We should too. Keep in mind, the more ritually pure you were, the more clean you were, the more included, centered and…
The Exalted Humbled and the Humble Exalted
by Herb Montgomery "There is a vast difference between the kind of pride that exalts self over others as if you were the normal or ideal and others were somehow less than, and the kind of pride that rejects the…
Replaced by People from East and West
by Herb Montgomery "When you see who is welcomed and affirmed, when you see how wrong you were about those you thought should be forbidden from sitting at the table with you, it’s going to make you so angry!" Featured…
Ethical Teachings Versus Supernatural Claims
BY HERB MONTGOMERY “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do as I teach? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They…
A Shared Meal and a Vision for the Future
BY HERB MONTGOMERY While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples . . . Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he…