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Political Devotions

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The world God so loved
A necessarily political John 3:16
Oct 30 • 
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Jesus is antisocial, so he parties
like the Romans aren't. even. there.
Oct 14 • 
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Postliteracy and political renewal
Thoughts on John Miedema's The Divine Mind
Published on John Miedema & Snail Books Newsletter • Oct 2

September 2025

Don't accept oppression. Overaccept it.
Creating with God's derivative justice
Sep 23 • 
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A politics stronger than death
Where the long debate between death and exile may lead us
Sep 11 • 
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August 2025

Have we come to America?
Shakespeare addresses the Virginia colonists’ disconnection from land & people
Aug 27 • 
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Jesus as trickster
The oppressed get the gist . . . and the jest
Aug 20 • 
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My father's due process
Even after his death, he encourages me to fight
Aug 13 • 
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Neighborhood public media
Video directors in Milwaukee and D.C. help communities shine
Aug 5 • 
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July 2025

The laying off of hands: a liturgy
Letting our kids become their own political protagonists
Jul 25 • 
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Be ye politically perfect
Jesus' call as path, not pathology
Jul 17 • 
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My monstrous innocence
Political risk and the dark night of my conscience
Jul 10 • 
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