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New Episode!
Season 1, Episode 19: Matthew 10.40-42. Lectionary A, Proper
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 https://youtu.be/kFO67xwCAsw
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A Weekend In Glendale
Last month, I had the immense pleasure of being invited to speak at Glendale City Church for their annual Peace Weekend which corresponds with Memorial Day. It was wonderful to see old friend again, as well to make a few new ones.
I shared three presentations with discussion times afterward for two of them.
Presentation 1: Stories that Connect
Presentations 2: Jesus, Peaces and Using Both Hands
Presentation 3: Finding Jesus: The Social, Political, and Economic Teachings of the Gospels
You can find these presentations along with their handouts at:
https://renewedheartministries.com/presentation/A-Weekend-in-Glendale
Thank you Glendale City Church, once again, for such a fun weekend!
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/
Dependency, Part 1 of Our Dependence on One Another
It begins with a knock at the door. On the stoop stand two itinerant beggars . . . set only for dependence.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/06/our-dependence-on-one-another-part1/
Connected, Part 2 of Our Dependence on One Another
We live in a culture of independence, isolation, and self-sufficiency that ignores the reality that whether we like it or not, we are all connected.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/06/our-dependence-on-one-another-part2/
Care, Part 3 of Our Dependence on One Another
And rather than developing stalwart, privatized systems of self-sufficiency, this points toward toward building community committed to care.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/socialjesus/2023/06/our-dependence-on-one-another-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
July 22, 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.
For more information and for the link to participate each week, contact RHM here.
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