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Diversity & Endlings
Father of Creation, God of Grace, We thank you for the gift of this world. For beauty, For the gift of life and love. Father of Creation...
Jon Swales
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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The Parables of the Kingdom (Mat 13)
Jesus proclaimed and enacted the reign and rule of heaven: 'The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the good news!' The...
Jon Swales
Sep 10, 20235 min read
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Wild Goose of Love (A to Z)
33: Wild Goose of Love (A to Z) Father of Creation, God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The earth was formless and void, The earth...
Jon Swales
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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Jesus & the Myth of Redemptive Violence
A few thoughts. Jesus, in contrast to much implicit within contemporary Christianity, opposed what we may call the myth of redemptive...
Jon Swales
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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A Prayer for the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels
Father of Creation, God of Justice, As we face the reality of climate breakdown, The earth groans, Our hearts ache, Lord have mercy. We...
Jon Swales
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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‘Show No Partiality’- James 2 ( A Sermon)
Intro- The Blood of Tribalism In the 1980s, when one delves into Christian mission journals and textbooks, Rwanda often emerges as a...
Jon Swales
Sep 6, 202311 min read
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Fossil Fuel Corporations & Mythical Beasts
Human beings are myth-making creatures. These myths—deep stories, collective fictions—are reinforced through institutions and cultural...
Jon Swales
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Climate Breakdown & Exceptionalism
A few thoughts.... We are not the masters of the universe, nor even the masters of nature. Our collective behavior, from the industrial...
Jon Swales
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Trees- A Prayer
Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, You created a world of wonder, You declared it to be good. The world was...
Jon Swales
Sep 3, 20232 min read
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Jesus & the Hoarders of Wealth (Part Two)
'Jesus proclaimed a word of hope to the poor and oppressed and a warning of judgment to the rich and powerful. The effort to spiritualize...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20239 min read
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Do Not Run: A Poem for Missional Realism
Do not run from concrete reality, Into a world of romanticised abstractions. Take courage, The truth at times will hurt. Do not...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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The Compassion of Jesus
Jesus was known and remembered as a man who was moved with compassion. Here are two examples. Matthew 9:36 (NRSV): "When he saw the...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20233 min read
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Open & Unafraid: A Prayer
Father of Creation, God of Compassion, Our hearts are heavy, Our souls are sad, For we are overwhelmed, By waves of climate grief....
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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Symphony of Praise
Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, You made a world of wonder, A world that takes our breath away. You declared...
Jon Swales
Sep 2, 20232 min read
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Collapse & the New Humanity
Industrial capitalist society, despite the virtual silence of mainstream media, is in a death spiral towards collapse. Antonio...
Jon Swales
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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Climate Justice: Discipleship- Reevaluating What we Prize (Video)
This video is part of a larger teaching series called 'Climate Justice: Following Jesus in a World of Climate Breakdown.
Jon Swales
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Jon Swales
Aug 30, 20230 min read
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Jesus & the Expendables
All empires and complex industrial societies have what Lenski, the cultural anthropologist, describes as 'expendables.' At the top of the...
Jon Swales
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Come, Holy Spirit: A Call to Worship for a World in Crisis
Father of Creation, God of Compassion, We thank you that we gather together as your sons and daughters. We thank you for the world that...
Jon Swales
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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The Kingdom and Hospitality
“Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the...
Jon Swales
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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