The Wilderness Was the Point
from Between Bread and Stone Hosted by Stephen R. Brewer, PsyD
What happens when faith loses sight of the wilderness and begins to protect the palace? In a world where Christian nationalism equates righteousness with dominance, this week’s Gospel asks us to return to the work Jesus set in motion, the work of restoring lives that empire has already written off. The question that confronts us is simple and sharp. What did we come out to see, and what kind of Messiah are we actually following? You are welcome here, whether you come with conviction, doubt, or a prophet’s question from the middle of a prison cell. Together we listen for the Gospel that restores rather than dominates and for the kingdom that refuses to flatter the powerful. Protected Speech | Views My Own Between Bread and Stone © 2025 Stephen Brewer. All rights reserved. Podcast audio and full text may be quoted for noncommercial purposes with attribution. Gospel text from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Get full access to Drawing the Line at percival84.substack.com/subscribe
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