Liberation Bible Study

In this third episode of a special mini-season of Abolitionist Lent Bible Study, Rev. Lindsey Anderson, Co-Pastor at Love Rising Lutheran Church in Detroit, MI, joins Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill to explore John 2:13-22, through the theme of anger. What do we do with a Messiah who shows emotions? How does the way we treat our bodies as a temple relate to the work of abolition?

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In this second episode of a special mini-season of Abolitionist Lent Bible Study, Daniel Williams, Minister for Spiritual Formation at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and MLP Board member, joins Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill to explore Genesis Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 (the story of God's renaming Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah), through the theme of naming. How can the simple act of naming build the foundation for abolition?

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In this first episode of a special mini-season of Abolitionist Lent Bible Study, Rev. Emily Brewer, Executive Director of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, joins Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill to explore Genesis 9:8-17 (the story of God's covenant with Noah and all the earth following the flood), through the theme of promise. How does God's promise enable us to vision the possibilities of abolition of prisons and policing?

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In this episode of Liberation Bible Study Rev. Anne Dunlap joins host Alex Patchin McNeill to read 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 through the theme of knowledge. Together they explore how love might just be the key to upending tyrannies of knowledge in the work for liberation.

In this episode of Liberation Bible Study Adrian White joins host Alex Patchin McNeill to read Jonah 3: 1-10 through the theme of repentance. Together they explore whether repentance has any role in enacting liberation.

In this episode of Liberation Bible Study, Rev. Jess Cook joins host Alex Patchin McNeill to read Acts 19:1-7 through the theme of Baptism. What is the Spirit of Baptism and how does remembering ours support the work of liberation?

In this episode, host Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill, and Rev. John Russell Stanger, a therapist in Louisville, explore a text for Ash Wednesday Psalm 51:1-17 through the theme of shame. Can facing what we are ashamed of help us find the wisdom in our secret heart?

In this episode Rev. Pepa Paniaqua, founding pastor of Kindom Community Church joins Rev. Alex Patchin McNeill to read John 15:1-8 through the theme of growth.

In this episode, host Alex Patchin McNeill, and Dr. Keisha McKenzie, Director of Digital Strategy at Auburn in NYC, explore Mark 8: 27-38 through the theme of identity. Jesus asks, "who do you say that I am?" and we wonder how that answer informs our movements for justice.

In this episode host Alex Patchin McNeill, and Aubrey Thonvold, Executive Director at Reconciling Works, explore the popular verse John 3:16 through the theme of love. For God so loved the world, but what does that require of us?

Text: John 3:14-21