Advent and Coming Justice
Herb Montgomery | December 2, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “In this just future that we are working for now, may all things death-dealing be burned up like chaff with fire that…
The Beginning of Advent
Herb Montgomery | November 25, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “We can desire a future characterized not by some being left and many being destroyed but by change and reclaiming the humanity…
Crosses and Resurrections
Herb Montgomery | November 18, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “It’s this Jesus who, for Christians, is the decisive revelation of the Divine, the decisive example of our faith, and the decisive…
Practicing Honesty Regarding Harmful Forms of Christianity
Herb Montgomery | November 11, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “I realize this week’s passage may open up uncomfortable conversations for many Christians. But these kinds of discussions are necessary nonetheless. I…
When Marriage is Unjust
Herb Montgomery | November 4, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “In Jesus’ worldview, if marriage was going to perpetuate patriarchal dominance and dependence, then it would be better for both men and…
Choosing the Common Good
Herb Montgomery | October 30, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. "Is my Jesus-following contributing to harmful policies toward those who are different from me? Or does my Jesus following move me to…
Faith Based Complicity in Social Harm
Herb Montgomery | October 21, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “It’s not enough to have our faith community’s stamp of approval on our political engagement. We also have to look at the…
Persistence Toward Justice
Herb Montgomery | October 14, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. No effort invested in working toward a safe, compassionate, just world that is home for everyone is in vain. We never know…
Trading Individualism for Community
Herb Montgomery | October 7, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “Those of us from Western cultures have a lot we can learn from cultures that value community wellbeing over or alongside individual…
Faith and Political Harm
Herb Montgomery | September 30, 2022 To listen to this week's eSight as a podcast episode click here. “The Jesus of the gospels cared about the concrete harm being done to the marginalized and exploited. And our faith in this…