Following his life in Nazareth that possibly included day trips to Sepphoris looking for work, the next training ground for Jesus was a brief time with this same John the Baptist in the wilderness, hearing again that injustice is not the way of the Lord.
read moreAre we followers of Jesus
Or disciples of Saint Paul?
All who claim to follow Jesus
To prophetic roles are called.
So who is right? Did Jesus live and move in a society that was doing alright economically, or one mired in poverty? Or does the question not really matter?
read moreMoney, wealth, financial power, economic power, call it what you will, extreme wealth disparity destroys societies from within, eating away at the bond between people and the fabric of society.
read moreToday’s “Ask a Progressive Christian” with ProgressiveChristianity.org Board Member Rev. Sharon Jacob – Do the Gospels Agree about Jesus?
read moreToday’s “Ask a Progressive Christian” with ProgressiveChristianity.org Co-Executive Director Rev. Dr. Caleb J. Lines: Is the historical Jesus the same as the Christ of faith?
read moreThe one thing that enraged most people about Jesus of Nazareth was that he had the gall to tell people that their sins were
forgiven when clearly there were systems of civic and religious power that were set up to make sure people got what they deserved.
Ask A Progressive Christian – Q: Is Jesus God?
read moreAsk A Progressive Christian – Q: Is Jesus the only Path to God?
read moreAsk a Progressive Christian – Q: Is Suffering Redemptive?
read moreThe Easter experience is about the birth of a new consciousness. It is a consciousness that burst upon the followers of Jesus through his suffering unto death on the cross. In many ways, Jesus’ followers, and …
read moreWhen, if ever, is anger appropriate? If we want to be good actors in the world, and become the peace we’d like to see in the world, can we allow anger to exist? How do we know when anger is ok and how much anger is ok?
read moreWatch this video short made on April 22, 2023
read moreThe Bible is a very human book with differing positions on who Jesus was and what he said. The result is you can find a passage in the Bible to support any political position you choose to take.
read moreToday’s “Ask a Progressive Christian” with ProgressiveChristianity.org Board Member Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin Q: Is the Rapture Real?
read moreIf the sacredness of a person is not acknowledged, or is mistreated, the child or Spirit within will go into hiding until it may be safe again to emerge, to be healed, become whole/holy.
read more“People will see through who’s behind it. They’ll see what their real agenda is, set that aside, and we can have a deeper conversation about who Jesus was, what he was about and what we’re about as his followers today,” Burklo said.
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