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Climate Justice: Following Jesus in a World of Climate Breakdown (Teaching Videos)
The science is clear. We are living in a warming world due to fossil fuel emissions. The world’s most vulnerable are already suffering...
Jon Swales
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Two Processions (Palm Sunday)
There were two ways into the city. Two winds moving through the same streets. Two gospels already being believed. From the West—empire. Boots on stone. Iron catching light. Horses restless for violence, their bodies remembering what they were trained to do. Standards lifted—bright, unquestioned. Carried like certainty. A kingdom fluent in power, calling it peace. A kingdom drenched in blood, calling it righteousness. A kingdom that names God without fear of God. Church—be car
Jon Swales
9 hours ago3 min read


From Coffins To Comfort—and Back Again
Last night, I spoke online with thirty 17- and 18-year-olds, sharing a talk about compassion and calling. At one point, I stopped mid-sentence. What I had planned to say suddenly felt too neat, too rehearsed for the weight of the moment. So I tried to say something more honest. This is an attempt to do that more fully. I was born in 1977 and raised in a conservative evangelical church. From early on, we were given a clear vision of discipleship—costly, purposeful, and directe
Jon Swales
4 days ago6 min read


Tony & the Whack-a-Mole
Philip said, 'Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.' Jesus answered, 'Have I been with you this long? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father' ------ Tony is from Middlesbrough. You can hear it in the accent. Kindly. Friendly. Geordie-ish— but not quite. He’s been around church for a while now. Not the tidy kind of belonging— not the polished testimony version. More the kind where you drift in near the end for the cuppa and a custard cream, & stay close
Jon Swales
Mar 133 min read
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