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Veggie chili, cornbread, and apple crisp with homemade caramel sauce… very happy with my choices on this rainy afternoon.
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On December 4, 1962, having endured racist intimidation including being fired and forced from her home, Fannie Lou Hamer walked into the Sunflower County courthouse in Mississippi and demanded her right to vote.
For the saints who fought – and fight still – for justice and equality, we give thanks.
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Last night was a blast! I got to share about Plundered in South Bend alongside some wonderful friends: Adam Gustine, Andrew Morrell, and Michaele LaVigne. It’s so encouraging to hear local communities engage with the challenges and opportunities I wrestle with in the book.
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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
(Psalm 46:1-3)
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Hey preachers, how’s the sermon coming? What’s your passage and main point? I’m preaching that political engagement motivated by Jesus perplexes a world motivated by power from Luke 9:7-9.
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“Why are human beings so obsequious, ready to kill and ready to die at the call of kings and chieftains? Perhaps it is because they worship might, venerate those who command might, and are convinced that it is by force that man prevails.”
Abraham Heschel
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One of my favorite Jackson Park trees has shed its leaves. Still looks pretty great though, don’t you think?
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From the conclusion of today’s sermon from Matthew 19:13-15, “The Kingdom Belongs to the Children.”
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The murder of Father Marcelo Pérez in Chiapas last Sunday has me thinking about the risks of speaking the truth and seeking justice outside the partisan boundaries.
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“What prepares men for totalitarian domination in the non-totalitarian world is the fact that loneliness… has become an everyday experience of the evergrowing masses of our century.” - Hannah Arendt
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Another example of why we’ve got to hold environmental and racial injustices together. People of color are disproportionately harmed by environmental destruction.
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The Museum of Science and Industry looking good in the autumn morning light.
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From the conclusion of this morning’s sermon from Mark 4:35-41, “The Presence of Peace.”
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But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me. My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord. (Psalm 26:11-12)
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Preachers, what’s the passage and big idea for your sermon tomorrow. We’ll be in Mark 4:34-41, “The peace of Jesus is available during life’s storms.”
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The hunter’s moon did not disappoint.
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“This really highlights how polluting plastic is,” said Leslie B. Hart… “We have plastic everywhere. There’s really no safe place to get away from it.”
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This, from Arendt, is important to remember. No matter how unlikely their claims, we ought to believe political candidates will attempt to accomplish even their most outrageous plans.
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Drizzly fall mornings make for good hang-out time with some of my favorite neighbors.
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“Right-mindedness: a mind in place in right relation to Nature and its neighbors.”
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Do you live near South Bend, IN? I’d love to see you at this book event hosted by some really great friends on Sunday evening, November 3.
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My new book is available now! You can purchase Plundered: The Tangled Roots of Racial and Environmental Injustice at your favorite indie bookstore, through the publisher, or at the online behemoth which shall not be named.
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I’m worried about you…”
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A beautiful if blustery Chicago evening for the 15-yr old’s last soccer game of the season.
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There’s a short list of people I needed to personally hand the new book to and Leah, the BEST barber in the world, is on that list!
Plundered is out October 8, but here’s an indie bookshop with copies ready to ship today.
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