Liturgy And Worship Were Never Meant To

It's Impossible To Separate Our Contemporary Practice Of The Death Penalty From Our History Around Race And Slavery, And Specifically, Lynching. Where Lynchings Were Happening 100 Years Ago Is Where Executions Are Happening Today. And That's A Haunting And Eerie Thing.

A Lot Of Times People Say Whatever The Government Touches, They Don't Do That Well, So Why Would We Trust Them With The Power Over Life And Death? Do We Really Believe The System Is That Perfect That It Won't Make Any Mistakes? You Can't Reverse These Mistakes.

This Is What Jesus Had In Mind: Folks Coming Together, Forming Close-knit Communities And Meeting Each Other's Needs-- No Kings, No Major Welfare Systems, No Presidents Necessary. His Is A Theology And Practice For The People Of God, Not A Set Of Suggestions For Empire.

If Those Of Us Who Believe In God Do Not Believe God's Grace Is Big Enough To Save The Whole World... Well, We Should At Least Pray That It Is.

My Goal Is To Speak The Truth In Love. There Are A Lot Of People Speaking The Truth With No Love, And There Are A Lot Of People Talking About Love Without Much Truth.