RHM Update: July 24, 2023

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New Episode!

Season 1, Episode 22: Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43. Lectionary A, Proper 11

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.

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July’s Recommended Reading

I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults: A Memoir

by Chasten Buttigieg

The young adult adaptation of the hopeful and refreshingly candid bestselling memoir by the husband of a former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town. Completely rewritten with new stories, including resources for readers, parents, and teachers.

Growing up, Chasten Glezman Buttigieg didn’t always fit in. He felt different from his father and brothers, who loved to hunt and go camping, and out of place in the rural, conservative small town where he lived. Back then, blending in was more important than feeling seen.

So, when Chasten realized he was gay, he kept that part of himself hidden away for a long, painful time. With incredible bravery, and the support of his loved ones, Chasten eventually came out—and when he did, he learned that being true to himself was the most rewarding journey of all.

Finding acceptance and self-love can seem like a tremendous challenge, but it’s never impossible. With honesty, courage, and warmth, Chasten relays his experience of growing up in America and embracing his identity, while inspiring young people across the country to do the same.

Last Week’s Social Jesus Posts

Articles posted each week at https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/

A Problematic Passage, How Not to View the World Part 1

When a problematic passage only appears in one gospel, it gives me pause. We don’t need to throw it out, but handle it with the utmost care.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/07/problematic-passage-how-not-to-view-the-world-part11/

People as Weeds, How Not to View the World Part 2

When we label someone as a weed, we never make it our practice to let them be. We always set out at once to weed them out.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/07/people-weeds-how-not-to-view-the-world-part2/

Exclusion, How Not to View the World Part 3

If any are excluded in the just world we are working towards and creating, it will intrinsically be those who practice exclusion today.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/07/exclusion-how-not-view-world-part3/

It’s Here!

Herb’s new book is now available through Renewed Heart Ministries.

Finding Jesus: A story of a Fundamentalist preacher who unexpectedly discovered the social, political, and economic teachings of the Gospels
by Herb Montgomery

Pages: 210
Price: $14.95

Get your copy today!

To purchase click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 26, 2023

Good News Fellowship
(via Zoom)
Toronto, Ontario Canada
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.

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