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Salvation from the Margins, Part 1

This detail cannot be lost on us because it offers a bit of wisdom and salvation maybe for many of us who feel we too are in the wilderness.

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A Voice in the Wilderness

Even in the face of deep social and economic devastation of vulnerable communities, a path toward change had begun in the wilderness.

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Preparing the Way

The reminder in our reading this week is even when we are faced with the most daunting of challenges, we can be preparing the way for justice.

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Advent and Justice Toward One Another, Part 1

In our advent reading, for a society to repent of past wrongs, it must also change the where it still participates in those wrongs.

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Justice Toward One Another

Our reading critiques the social institutions of that time and calls for justice toward one another. The same could apply today.

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Advent: Embracing Justice in Our Broken World

Advent is about establishing justice on Earth and shaping our world into a just, safe, compassionate home for everyone.

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Mary’s Magnificat, Faith and Social Justice

Few stories in the gospels’ narratives of Jesus’ birth demonstrate the intersection of faith and social justice as much as Mary’s Magnificat does.

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Social Locations in the Christmas Narratives

The social locations of the characters in these Christmas stories matter. Pay attention to who is doing what.

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Reversing Injustice, Violence and Oppression

These stores are about the hope of change being born into our world, reversing injustice, violence and oppression here and now.

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Wisdom and Understanding Give Birth to Social Justice

This year, let’s lean deeply into the wisdom and teachings of loving our neighbor and embrace whatever social justice to which that leads.

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