How might the imagery of Palm Sunday invite us to imagine new ways to resist and subvert oppressive systems? How can we continue to liberate our language from patriarchy? Join Rev. Sarah Howell-Miller as she leads us in a reflection on Palm Sunday and the potential of Luke 19:28-40 and Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 to help us plant seeds of liberation.

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The story of the prodigal son - a beloved and complicated one. Drawing on both the work of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and the writing of Mia Mingus, M talks through the ups and downs and all arounds of this passage including both its problem areas as well as one of many of its invitations into a more life-giving way together.

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How does white supremacy shape who draws our compassion and empathy? How do colonial logics limit our imaginations and what can we do about it? Join Dr. Sharon Fennema to explore how we might reimagine and re-sing Psalm 63 by expanding our practices of empathy and solidarity.

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Fighting antisemitism is key to our work of dismantling white supremacy. And fighting antisemitism during Lent, when the lectionary editors ramp up what they *think* the conflict is, is crucial. Join Rev. Anne Dunlap to learn what an alternative reading of Luke 13:31-35 might look like -- we might just find that the Pharisees are on Jesus's side.

Resources to learn more about how to fight antisemitism are here:

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How can our Lenten practice contribute to collective liberation? And how might it inadvertently contribute to the shoring up of white supremacy? Join Nichola Torbett in this exploration of the relationship of personal spiritual practice to creating the world we long for. (Content note: This episode discusses relationship to food and fat phobia, with some reference to eating disorders.)

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Ash Wednesday begins our Lenten journey. Join Rev. Jean Jeffress as they explore what the prophet Joel has to do with ashes and weeping and God's love.

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In this week's episode, Nichola Torbett gets real about the impulse toward supremacy and offers up an antidote in the scriptural concept of "glory." (Hint: It's not what Bruce Springsteen was singing about.) Be sure to stay for an embodied practice of glory.

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Love your enemies? Forgive them too? Luke 6:27-38 has be used to excuse harm for too long. Join Rev. Kelsey Beebe as she re-orients this text to ground it in the practices of restorative justice.

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This episode takes a big-picture view of what Paul is up to in 1 Corinthians 15. It's officially the "resurrection era." This helps Paul answer activist philosopher Grace Lee Bogg's critical question, "what time is it on the clock of the world?" For Paul, for Corinth, for all of us - on this episode, Rev. M Barclay wonders what it means to live in right-relationship to the era we find ourselves.

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In Luke's telling of the call to the first disciples, Jesus says those who follow him will "catch people." Which people and how many when we're in the business of dismantling systems of oppression? In this episode, Rev. Seth Wispelwey also asks what our personal thresholds are, as white Christians, for determining when we leave "everything" and follow him. Do not be afraid!

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