Righteousness

(Sermon preached on September 24, 2023) This sermon concludes the series "Speaking Christian" based on a book with the same name by Marcus Borg.  The objective of the series was to revisit the "big" words of the Christian faith through the lens of a more progressive Christian perspective.  This sermon's focus is on the word "righteousness" which in the Biblical world is often synonymous with justice.  Amos 5:21-24 is an opportunity to talk about the social world of the Bible and God's concern for those who are systematically kept poor and oppressed for the benefit of a few.