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Reading scripture through liberation, equality, and advocacy for the marginalized.
Key question: “How does this text speak to issues of justice, equality, and the liberation of the oppressed?”
25,724 sermon illustrations through the Progressive/Social Justice lens
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
Mark 13:24-37 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Isaiah 62:1-5 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Ecclesiastes 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Philippians 2: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
Mark 1:4-11 13:1-8, 15-16 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Mark 16:1-8 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
1 Peter 1:3-9 31:27-34 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 2:4-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 5:1-11 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 3:13-17 18:9-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 4:21-30 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
If Psalm 82 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Mark 13:24-37 119:137-144 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When Psalm 81:1, 10-16 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 119:137-144 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Job 38–42: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 12 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Luke 20:27-38 17:5-10 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
1 Samuel 16: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.