Sunday’s Coming

A flipped narrative (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)

God’s son wouldn’t be exposed to the heinous death on a cross; he would escape it by using a power given by God.

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What if everything we’ve ever learned in the world is somehow wrong? The power and wealth we’ve banked on to measure our lives and those of others. The status and stature, the privilege and position that tell us we’ve made our way so others will listen to us. The way we use our voice to clear the chatter in the room. The ways we frame our ideas not only as better than most but also as the final judgment on what is good, pure, and just. A future and a hope whose message is good news for only a few in exclusion of the many.