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“Violence Is the Only Recourse of the Exhausted Mind”

“Violence Is the Only Recourse of the Exhausted Mind”

by Shirin McArthur | Apr 11, 2022 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

It’s Holy Week, and I’ve got violence on my mind—not because of any intent to engage in it, but from an overabundance of it around me. The synoptic gospels tell us that during this week before his death, Jesus resorts to violence in overturning the business tables of...
Connecting Jesus’ Wisdom on the Righteous with His Jewish Heritage

Connecting Jesus’ Wisdom on the Righteous with His Jewish Heritage

by Shirin McArthur | Mar 7, 2022 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

Last week, a member of this year’s Beloved in the Desert cohort contemplated Psalm 37 in St. Philip’s Daily Bread reflection series. (I’ve shared one of my prior Daily Bread postings here before.) Maddie is converting to Judaism and connected the psalm with the Jewish...
Connecting Charity, Poverty, and Capitalism in New Ways

Connecting Charity, Poverty, and Capitalism in New Ways

by Shirin McArthur | Jan 10, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture

Last weekend our antiracism group started the new year with a new book: We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign. When I read the first chapter, I was reminded of something I learned probably a dozen years ago: charitable giving is very...
Pondering Jesus’ Situational Ministry

Pondering Jesus’ Situational Ministry

by Shirin McArthur | Dec 7, 2020 | Christianity, Conscious Living

I’ve been writing a lot of daily devotionals this year (for three different denominations!) and delving deeply into the gospel stories as a result. Last week I began an Advent series on how Jesus’ messages are challenging for those who hear and seek to follow him....
Keeping Equilibrium in Interesting Times

Keeping Equilibrium in Interesting Times

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 14, 2020 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

Over the past week, I’ve been reflecting further on aspects of the retreat day I took on Labor Day. Sparked by excerpts from Howard Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited, the retreat led me to think about various aspects of the antiracism work happening in this...
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