The
crowd gathered round her
the
woman in the dust
found
guilty, judged
ready
for a stoning
until
Christ cleared that crowd
We
are another crowd
unlike
in this story
picking
up our stones
our
marks of judgment
off
the sanctuary floor
Ready
to throw them in judgment
unashamed
of our sin
ready
to carry them with us
our
judgment, our division
out
into the world.
edited November 12, 2015
Unlike in this Story – v7
(editing original again)
edited March 2, 2014
Unlike in this Story – v6
(editing original again)
Edited November 11, 2013
Unlike in this Story – v5
(editing original again)
Edited September 28, 2013
Unlike in this Story – v4
(editing original again)
Edited August 29, 2013
Unlike in this Story – v3
(editing original again)
Edited August 28, 2013
Unlike in this Story – v2
June 14, 2011
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My
vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend
Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by
conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of
Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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