Over the next several weeks, I will be exploring the Lord's Prayer as a model for forming a social justice theology. Throughout this series, I will be proposing that Jesus' instructions in Matthew 6 are not only meant to show believers how to pray but how we should reorient our lives and relationships with one another …
Continue reading Lord’s Prayer as Social Justice Theology: Our Father (Part 2)
On Easter Sunday, a little over 22 years ago, I came to know the Lord at my grandmother’s church - Evangel Assembly of God in Milwaukee, WI. Since then, I have spent the better part of my life attending Assembly of God churches, schools, conventions, and summer camps, and am even licensed by the denomination …
Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer: a Social Justice Theology
On Sunday, I had the awesome opportunity to preach at the church where I am currently interning - Church of All Nations. The sermon exposes the sexist racism of Abraham and his servant in Genesis 24, a framework which has normalized exclusion in the body of Christ. It challenges us to imagine (and advocate for) …
Continue reading Everybody In: Race, Gender and Inclusion in the Body of Christ
Picture this: You have just found out you are pregnant. Only four weeks along at this point. You go home to give the news to your husband who is absolutely ecstatic. He wants twin boys, you desperately want a girl. Either way, it really doesn’t matter – all you really want and hope is for …
There is a great risk that comes with countering oppression. People who have long been in power or who have long possessed great wealth at the expense of others, won’t let go of these things easily. Pharaoh and the Egyptians, as portrayed in the early chapters of Exodus, resisted in letting the people of Israel …
Continue reading The Risk that Comes with Challenging Oppression
The world at times can be a little overwhelming. Hearing about the further marginalization of communities of color through redlining and disinvestment or reading about the 74th gun shooting on a school property since Sandy Hook can be enough to make you scream. And for people like me who are gifted with extra sensitivity and …
Continue reading He Is Still Holy: Reflections on Justice in the Midst of Evil
Ebony Johanna 