Catching Big Fish
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…
A Kingless Kingdom
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…
Change from the Edges
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…
Social Salvation
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…
Why Resurrection
Herb Montgomery | April 26, 2019 Photo Credit: Billy Pasco on Unsplash “Even when it looks like nothing is ever going to change, and regardless of whether or not changes are ever made to the extent we desire, the mere…
Social Sins, Social Justice, and the Jesus Stories
Herb Montgomery | April 19, 2019 Photo credit: Jason Betz on Unsplash “Understood in this light, Jesus’ story offers rich fields for exploration and discovery as we learn to hear a gospel that calls us not to simply be ‘a…
A Social Jesus
Herb Montgomery | April 12, 2018 Photo Credit: Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash "Today, sectors of Christianity that only teach a personal Jesus deeply need a reintroduction to the gospels’ social Jesus. They need to rediscover and understand social salvation contrasted…