Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And […]
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SOGIE Oppression and Patriarchy – Online Class
This is the online session of Open Table MCC about the basics of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression, or SOGIE – which is important to learn about especially for advocates of LGBTQ+ rights. Where does SOGIE-based oppression come from, and how does patriarchy play a role in that oppression? What is patriarchy in the […]
Basics of SOGIE – Online Class
This is the online session of Open Table MCC about the basics of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression, or SOGIE – which is important to learn about especially for advocates of LGBTQ+ rights. Anatomical Sex – Sex (sometimes called biological sex, anatomical sex, or physical sex) is comprised of things like genitals, chromosomes, hormones, […]
Physical Touch and Our Easter Hope
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. […]
Easter’s First Witness Was a Woman
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the […]