Rule Like Gentiles
Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” – Matthew 20:25-28
– Servant Stories – stories of our lives in the slum and other marginalized places
– Jesus Stories – stories that remind us of interactions from the life of Jesus and other Biblical texts
– Christians and Power – navigating a commitment to service in a world that worships power
Dishonest Wealth
“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” – Luke 16:10-13
– Charity Gone Wrong – stories of times when all the good intentions in the world aren’t enough to ensure good results
– Biblical Words on Money that You Never Hear in Church – passages that challenge our modern way of being “wealthy” in the world
– Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems – musings on how to wisely steward God’s wealth in a broken world
Die by the Sword
When those who were around him saw what was coming, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” Then one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. – Luke 22:49-51
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” – Matthew 26:52
– Nonviolent Interventions – stories of Stranger, Peregrine, and others intervening in violence
– Nonviolence in World Events – following Jesus in a nonviolent response to the violence of the world
About Us (how Stranger and Peregrine got here)
Stranger in a Slum 