Real Bible Rob
I am a Presbyterian USA minister who interprets the Bible in all of its messy and varied voices. I teach and preach spiritual growth to people who want an open and affirming Christianity. My social media tagline is "People say lots of things about the Bible that aren't really there."
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Real Bible Rob
Eating the Big Fish of Resistance, John 21:1-17
Many people, especially in America, are waking up to the fact that our freedom is on the line. While this has been the norm for most people in most of history, it is a surprising development for many privileged white people. Our views often mask how radical the Gospels really are. There was provocative, yet non-violent, resistance throughout Jesus's ministry. Many see the commissioning of Peter in John 21, "Feed my lambs," as being about Peter's evangelism, but it is really an act of resistance. The big fish people they brought out of the Sea of Galilee were illicit. Cooking and eating them was an act of defiance. It is an example of the resistance we should be engaged in today. Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice shows how resistance is living daily in truth and connection. She quotes psychologist and author Clarissa Pinkola Estes, who said, "Do not lose heart, we were made for these times." I read and discuss excerpts of her article and Curtice's recent book "Living Resistance."
Correction: I misprounced θαυμάζων
References:
Kaitlin B. Curtice, "Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day"
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, https://www.awakin.org/v2/read/view.php?tid=548
Diana Butler Bass and John Dominic Crossan have written extensively on Galilean fish industry and the Romans.
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