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still thinking about "decolonising" missionary work.

the way you decolonise missionary work is by not doing missionary work

the way you decolonise missionaries is like this:

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judas was probably like "jesus has pulled off so many wacky things, he'll get out of this one lickity split, and i get three shiny coins out of it, too"

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Everybody say a silent prayer for me as I smash the head of baby Jesus clean off this statue in the name of art.

#this is so beautiful omg

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i live in a small rural town. i've learned how to accept that my neighbors are liars.

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#YES #i want to live to be known as someone who is loving and kind

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From Backwater Sermons by Jay Hulme

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This Christmas (date varies between Churches), please think about both Palestinians and Armenians, two of the oldest Christian communities in the world, who, for over 100 years, have been facing mass deportations and genocide.

On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan started bombing Artsakh, which was already under blockade since 2022. 20 civillians were killed and more than 200 were injured. By 3 October 2023, 100.617 Armenians have been forcibly displaced.

On 7 October 2023, "Israel" has cut off all the water and electricity supply to Gaza, which was already under blockade since 2007. Since then, Gaza has been heavily bombarded, the north of the strip becoming unlivable. 25 December 2023 marks the 80th day of a war waged against civillians. More than 1.8 million people are internally displaced, 2.3 million people are living in dangerous conditions, risking starvation, illness and infection. More than 20.400 people have been killed and more than 50.000 people have been injured, half of them being children.

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“God is under the rubble in Gaza. He is with the frightened and the refugees. He is in the operating room. This is our consolation. He walks with us through the valley of the shadow of death.”

– Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, in his sermon “God is under the rubble in Gaza.”

I made this painting of the manger scene created by Rev. Dr. Isaac’s church, Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, with the Christ child under the rubble (original image here).

Full sermon • An interview with Rev. Dr. Isaac about the installation

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No words

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God with us

#genyinely this song is my favorite christmas song #this comic is so beautiful

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some facts for western christians this holiday season:

jesus’ birthplace is under military occupation

bethlehem is surrounded by military checkpoints, an apartheid wall, and over 20 segregated illegal settlements built on stolen land - all designed to keep palestinians (including palestinian christians) under the thumb of oppression

palestinian christians are not allowed to move without restrictions, meaning that many have never and will never see their own holy sites in jerusalem. jerusalem is less than 30 minutes away.

they are often harassed, beaten, or even killed on holidays like christmas and easter.

palestinian christians are forced out of their homes as israel continues to build apartheid walls and illegal settlements

churches have been deliberately targeted in airstrikes, arson attacks, and settler violence

nuns and other clergy have been targeted in violent attacks

indigenous christians of the holy land have begged for help from christian communities abroad, fearing for their lives and even a possible extinction, according to christian religious leaders there

and finally, a message from the archbishop of jerusalem:

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What I hate about people reducing Jesus’s message to “be kind to each other,” besides the obvious, is that it’s a serious downgrade from Jesus telling us to love each other radically. Your neighbor is the person on the street in front of you. Your brother has to be forgiven more times than you can count. Wash each other’s feet, if they steal your coat give them your robes, die for each other. Jesus didn’t call us to be ‘nice,’ because nice just doesn’t cut it. He calls us to be lovers, not of some amorphous humanity, but of every single person we encounter.

#YEAH #LOVE RACH OTHER RADICALLY #this reminds me of a conversation i had a few years back #one of my friends was against that one song 'reckless love' #because she believed that God's love wasn't reckless #but thats WRONG #God loves recklessly! with abandon! #and calls us to do the same!!!

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i just pointed out in my judaism class that it’s interesting to me that when asked God’s name, God did respond with the ineffable name (the tetragrammaton) but put a much greater emphasis on who they are the God OF (I’m the God of Abraham, the God of Moses, etc.).

and my teacher said she feels a kinship with that because she remembers the joy that came with the first time she was called “(son’s name)’s mom”, and how beautiful it feels be named for who you love. and i almost burst into tears