So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
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Lesson 1: What is Woke?
Read MORE: Lesson 1: What is Woke?Many of my friends at some time in the past year have asked, “Exactly what is ‘woke’ anyway?” It’s usually in response to politicians using the term in a derogatory way, in mockery as if something “woke” is silly or…
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Lesson 2: Religion is Woke
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Religion is WokeAll the great world religions could be said to be “woke” in the sense that awareness is a basic teaching. They all claim to discern reality. That might be described as facing the truth, providing a healthy way of life,…
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Lesson 3: Woke Christianity and Racism
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Woke Christianity and RacismIf religion is by nature “woke,” the spiritual wakes us up to what is hidden and sometimes upsetting about ourselves and our institutions. This applies even to the church. We can begin examining how this works with racism from which…
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Lesson 4: Woke Christianity and the Jews
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Woke Christianity and the JewsLet’s see where we are so far. My goal is to provide some insight since woke is increasingly being used by politicians as a derogatory label for their opponents. It’s hard to nail down the term’s core meaning because they…
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Lesson 5: Woke Christianity and Sex
Read MORE: Lesson 5: Woke Christianity and SexLast week I asked our Sunday School class what Christianity had to stay woke about in church history. In no time they came up with antisemitism, racism, and feminism. That last one has been front and center lately. I always…
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Lesson 6: Woke Christianity and Cultural Revolution
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Woke Christianity and Cultural RevolutionLast week a dear Black American friend said she regretted not being able to use Woke any more. She was referring to politicians making it a term of derision but also all sorts of other causes including themselves in a…
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Lesson 7: Woke Christianity and the State
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Woke Christianity and the StateLast week, I suggested we are in a cultural revolution in which people turn to name-calling and invoking God when rational arguments fail. One reason I decided to write on Woke Christianity is I’m surprised that more people are not…
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Lesson 8: Woke Christianity and Reality
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Woke Christianity and RealityI started this series by observing many of my friends were asking “What exactly is woke?” After about two months, I am willing to define it as awareness, a basic value in all the great world religions. They all claim…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.