Blog post: What most of us get wrong about the Bible
When we see the Bible as good news for the poor, the outcast, the widow, the orphan, and the prisoner, we see a much different story.
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Hi, I'm Joe. I write blogs, cast pods, and help people who are done with the institutional church find faith outside the fences.
Blog post: What good can come from Nazareth?
There’s a passage in the first chapter of the gospel of John where a guy named Nathaniel expresses his skepticism upon first meeting Jesus of Nazareth: “Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?” Read the full post at joewebbwrites.com
Read MoreBlog post: A Confession
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I didn’t really mean to. I thought I was doing the right thing. But over time I started believing it was more important to convince people I was right about what you want than to show them who you are. I became more concerned with piousness than piety. […]
Read MorePodcast Episode 8: White Privilege
Podcast Episode 7: Spiritual Trauma
If you or someone you know has been shamed or ostracized by a religious community or institution, or if you feel like you just don’t fit in those places anymore, this episode is for you.
Read MoreBlog post: pursuing the Beloved Community
If all we honor Dr. King for is the Civil Rights Movement, we come up a bit short. Because civil rights and racial equality were only part of his larger quest to bring about a new way of being in the world.
Read MoreBlog post: Where moths and rust destroy
The “treasures on earth” Jesus rebukes are the systems and structures that oppress, objectify and dehumanize others at the altar of self-righteousness, exclusivity and superiority. “Treasures in heaven,” then, are not deposits on some cosmic ledger, but an orientation toward love as the highest universal value. Read the full article at joewebbwrites.com
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