What Luke 6 is doing so forcefully is what liberation theology spells out directly: God is not encountered in abstract ideas separated from history, but in the concrete realities of hunger, exclusion, violence, and survival. We cannot look for God only in what is comfortable, respectable, or socially approved, because Jesus himself keeps pointing us elsewhere. He points us to the people the world treats as disposable, the ones left searching through what others have thrown away, the ones told in a thousand subtle and direct ways that their lives matter less because of the color of their skin or
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"Testify to Love" was released in 1997 by the contemporary Christian group, Avalon. It has been re-released by former Avalon members Michael Passons and Melissa Greene, and Ty Herdon, country music artist. The song was re-released and reframed to speak to love, affirmation and inclusion especially for our LGBTQIA+ siblings. Unbound sat down with the artists to discuss this monumental moment.
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Many years ago, as a wide-eyed and open-hearted student, I spent a year in France. In that long-ago era of cheap Eurail passes and Europe on $10 a Day! guidebooks, I traversed the continent, absorbing the history and culture, the art and architecture, the scenic beauty – all wildly new and wonderful to this naïve middle-class Midwest kid. As is true of most American visitors to Europe, I was especially awe-struck by the great gothic cathedrals. I could hardly fathom both the scale and intricacy of design, the interplay of genius, craft, and vision that give birth to these stunning expressions of faith.
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The decades of occupation of Palestinian land by the Israeli government and the current genocide of Palestinians is something no one can ignore, especially people of faith. Our faith moves us to call out the injustices of our world, the killing of thousands of people, and governments that take advantage
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In June, we moved to San Diego, and I stepped away from being a pastor. I’ve still built connections with clergy, and a recent meeting with one pastor stuck out. We talked about following up, and he said, “Reach back out in January.” It was December 1. Caught off guard
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For 31 consecutive weeks, Israelis have taken to the streets, mostly in Tel Aviv, to protest the decision by the current right-wing government of Israel to initiate an overhaul of its judicial system. Israel’s “Unreasonableness Law” is a measure that removes the courts’ power to overturn decisions made by Israel’s
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