October 3, 2013
While the first half of Micah’s first oracle assured Judah that God was serious in treating them much like he did their northern neighbor Israel. Yahweh, Micah warned Judah, is about to appear at the gates of Jerusalem with the Assyrian army after they devastate the cities of southwestern Judah. In response to the message, […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Disaster, Economic Injustice, Economic Justice, Inheritance, Injustice, Micah 2, Micah 2:1-5, Micah 2:6-13, Poverty, Prophecy, Providence, Suffering, Wealth |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 14, 2012
As Jesus teaches in the temple courts, his opponents confront him with a series of questions. Jesus had enraged the temple authorities when he cleansed the Court of the Gentiles from merchandizers. They questioned his authority, his allegiances, and his theology. These hostile questions intended to subvert his popularity and/or endanger his life. Now, however, […]
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Biblical Texts, Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Commands, Economic Justice, Ethic, Hermeneutics, Kingdom, Love, Shema, social justice, Temple |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 15, 2012
Standing in awe of God’s gracious Spirit empowering Israel’s relationship with Yahweh (Zechariah 4), something catches Zechariah’s eye. The first line of the sixth vision highlights the sudden appearance of a strange object. Literally, Zechariah turns around to see what caught his attention, looks up into the sky, “sees” something and “behold,” that is, astonishingly, […]
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Theology | Tagged: Curse, Economic Justice, Economics, justice, Poor |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
November 7, 2008
Whatever your political allegiance–or non-allegiance, like me–the election of an African American to the Presidency of the United States is a historic event, and that is an understatement. Whatever direction your vote went last Tuesday we can all rejoice that another ethnic and racial barrier has been breached. A century ago, when Jim Crow laws were […]
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Society, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Abortion, African American, Churches of Christ, Economic Justice, Election 2008, Ethnicity, McCain, Obama, Politics, Poor, Pro-Life, Race |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 28, 2008
“From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.” Karl Marx “At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality [fair balance, NRSV; or, equity], as it is written ‘He who gathered much did […]
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Society, Theology | Tagged: Bible-2 Corinthians, Biden, Capitalism, Economic Justice, Economics, Election 2008, Giving, justice, Marx, Marxism, Money, Obama, Palin, Poor, Poverty, Rich, Socialism, Wealth, Wealth and Poverty |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks