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Climate Justice: Following Jesus in a World of Climate Breakdown (Teaching Videos)
The science is clear. We are living in a warming world due to fossil fuel emissions. The world’s most vulnerable are already suffering...
Jon Swales
Sep 23, 20241 min read


A Theology of Revolt
“We need a theology of revolt,” says Greg Boyd. He is right. But if the word revolt is to be more than noise—if it is to be faithful, liveable, and genuinely good news—then it must be shaped not only by urgency, but by mercy. Because the truth is this: many are not standing on the barricades. Many are barely standing at all. And still, the call of the kingdom remains. A theology of revolt does not begin with what the church must do, but with what God is already doing—and the
Jon Swales
4 hours ago5 min read


Disorientation
I want to speak honestly, but not noisily, about emotional and psychological harm. Not to rehearse details. Not to settle scores. But to name something real. I keep returning to Walter Brueggemann’s language of orientation and disorientation. There are seasons of life where things more or less make sense. Where the ground holds. Where the world feels coherent enough to live in without constantly questioning it. And then something happens that pulls the ground away. Disorienta
Jon Swales
Feb 146 min read


The Shopfront, the Centre, and the Work of Truth
The Shopfront, the Centre, and the Work of Truth Rev’d Jon Swales, 10 minute read. Churches, like most institutions, learn how to present themselves. There is a front-facing story — a shopfront narrative — shaped for newcomers, visitors, church networks, and social media. It speaks of welcome, healing, generosity, growth, authenticity, flourishing. Often it names something real. Often it names something hoped for. Rarely is it a lie. But it is selective. The shopfront tells
Jon Swales
Feb 106 min read
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