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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Jon Swales
Aug 30, 20230 min read


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


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


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


A Community Lament for Climate Breakdown
Father of Creation, God of Compassion You created a world of wonder, Of possibility and potential. You declared it to be good. For this,...
Jon Swales
Aug 28, 20232 min read


Prayers for Ukraine
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Jon Swales
Aug 28, 20231 min read


Jesus & Creative Non-Violence
Jesus commanded the love of enemies. Does this mean that Christians are to be embrace passivity when faced with injustice and oppression?...
Jon Swales
Aug 28, 20235 min read


Jesus and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jesus proclaimed and embodied the Kingdom of God. In contrast to the violence and force employed by the Roman Empire, Jesus advocated for...
Jon Swales
Aug 28, 20233 min read


Oceans
Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, You created a world of wonder, You declared it to be good. Your Spirit...
Jon Swales
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Just Stop Oil- A Prayer
Father of Creation, God of Compassion, You created a world of wonder, Of possibility and potential. You declared it to be good. For this...
Jon Swales
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Evening Prayer: Lament and Liturgy for Climate Breakdown
Father of Creation, The Beginning and the End. As our evening prayer rises before you, So may your Spirit descend, And hold us in your...
Jon Swales
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Morning Prayer: Liturgy and Lament for a World in Climate Breakdown
Father of Creation, The beginning and the end. This day has never existed before in the history of the cosmos, And yet here we are with...
Jon Swales
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Healing & the Kingdom
And {Jesus} came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all...
Jon Swales
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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