If you are wondering how to fit doing Christianity into your week when everything is already stressful enough and adding one more thing may just topple the whole teetering structure, you are not alone. And this week’s gospel lesson may have a helpful word for you.
Tag: discipleship
Christian Responsibility to Those Oppressed in History
In this fourth week of Black History Month in the U.S., I want to share a word from African American theologian Shawn Copeland. I find her message for Christians particularly powerful right…
A Path of Bold Resistance
“If someone wants to follow after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” ~ Mark 8:34b (my translation) Among wounding scriptures, this one ranks pretty high.…