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To All of Our Supporters, We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable role in the Renewed Heart Ministry community and for your dedication to our mission of fostering love, justice, compassion, and healing. Your support is the bedrock of our efforts to promote love and justice. It empowers us to offer connection and inspiration to individuals as we collaboratively strive for justice in today’s world. At a time when ministries like ours are being asked to achieve more with fewer resources, your support is incredibly important, and we want to simply say thank you. Whether in our larger society or within our local faith communities, Renewed Heart Ministries remains committed to advocating for change, working towards a world that is inclusive, just, and safe for everyone. Your support is integral to our work. From all of us at Renewed Heart Ministries, thank you for your generous support. We deeply appreciate each and every one of our supporters.
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Announcing A New Podcast from RHM!
The Social Jesus Podcast
A podcast where we talk about the intersection of faith and social justice and what a first century, prophet of the poor from Galilee might have to offer us today in our work of love, compassion and justice.
This week:
Season 1 Episode 2: The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World
Luke 24:36-48
“Whatever we make of the resurrection stories today, we cannot ignore the fact that nowhere in these passages is death lifted up. The good news is that injustice had been undone! Oppression and power don’t have to have the last words in our stories. The opposition doesn’t have to have the last word. Love can conquer injustice. Our stories aren’t over yet.”
Listen at:
https://the-social-jesus-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/good-shepherd-socially-just-world
April’s Recommended Reading
Katie’s Canon: Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community, Revised and Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition 
by Katie Geneva Cannon
Katie’s Canon is a selection of essays written for a variety of occasions throughout Cannon’s celebrated career. This new edition contains three additional essays and a new foreword by Emilie Townes. The volume weaves together the particularities of Cannon’s own history and the oral tradition of African American women, African American women’s literary traditions, and sociocultural and ethical analysis. The result is a classic. Cannon addresses racism and economics, analyses of Zora Neale Hurston as a resource for a constructive ethic, the importance of race and gender in the development of a Black liberation ethic, womanist preaching in the Black church, and slave ideology and biblical interpretation.
Last Week’s Episode of Just Talking!
New Episode of Just Talking
Season 2, Episode 8: John 10.11-18. Lectionary B, Easter 4
Each week, we’ll be talking about the gospel lectionary reading for the upcoming weekend. We’ll be talking about each reading in the context of love, inclusion, and societal justice. Our hope is that our talking will be just talking (as in justice) and that during our brief conversations each week you’ll be inspired to also do more than just talking.
If you teach from the lectionary each week, or if you’re just looking for some thoughts on the Jesus story from a more progressive perspective within the context of social justice, check it out, you might like it.
You can find the latest show on YouTube at
Season 2, Episode 8: John 10.11-18. Lectionary B, Easter 4
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Thanks in advance for watching!
Last Week’s Social Jesus Posts
Articles posted each week at https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/
The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World, Part 1
Before he is enthroned in imperial Christian theology, art, and the Christian imagination as imperial ruler, he was shepherd.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2024/04/good-shepherd-socially-just-world-part1/
The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World, Part 2
The shepherd metaphor was used by the Hebrew prophets to speak of the ethics of a distributive justice for a society where the threat of violence, injustice, and oppression are no more.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2024/04/good-shepherd-socially-just-world-part2/
The Good Shepherd and a Socially Just World, Part 3
The shepherd metaphor then speaks to learning to relate to one another in a way in a safe, compassionate, just way for all.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2024/04/good-shepherd-socially-just-world-part3/
Available Now on Amazon
Finding Jesus: A Fundamentalist Preacher Discovers the Socio-Political & Economic Teachings of the Gospels (2nd Edition)
by Herb Montgomery 
In Finding Jesus, author Herb Montgomery delves into the profound and often overlooked political dimensions of the gospels. Through meticulous analysis of biblical texts, historical context, and social discourse, this thought-provoking book unveils the gospels’ socio-political, economic teachings as rooted in a profound concern for justice, compassion, and the well-being of the marginalized. The book navigates the intersections between faith and societal justice, presenting a compelling argument for a more socially engaged and transformative Christianity. Readers will journey through the Gospel narratives, discovering the ways in which the Jesus of these stories challenged the political and religious establishments of his time. Herb Montgomery draws parallels between the societal issues faced by the people of Jesus’ era and the challenges of the present day, sparking reflection on the role of faith in addressing contemporary political and social issues. Finding Jesus is not just a scholarly exploration; it is a call to action. It challenges readers to reevaluate their understanding of Christianity’s role in public life and to consider how the radical teachings of the gospels can inspire a renewed commitment to justice, equality, and compassion. This book is a must-read for those seeking a deeper understanding of the social implications of Christian faith and a blueprint for building a more just and inclusive society. Available now on Amazon.
Upcoming Events
May 18, 2023
Good News Fellowship (via Zoom)
Toronto, Ontario Canada
For info: 304.520.0030
Weekly Zoom HeartGroup on Wednesday Nights
Each Wednesday evening, Glendale City Church will be hosting a Zoom-HeartGroup led by Herb Montgomery. Our discussion each week will focus on the content in Renewed Heart Ministries’ weekly eSight articles and the Jesus For Everyone podcast published each Friday. The time of each Zoom session will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Pacific/10:00 p.m. Eastern.
For more information and for the link to participate each week, contact RHM here.
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