Tag: justice
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![Race and the Kingdom of God [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sundaygraph2-4.png?w=1024)
Race and the Kingdom of God [Sermon]
The spotlight is shining brightly on the problem of racial injustice. This sermon explores two texts for a faith-based response.
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![Gasoline or Love in a Tinderbox [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sermontext-1.png?w=1024)
Gasoline or Love in a Tinderbox [Sermon]
In many ways, our world feels like a tinderbox right now—and easily flammable. The COVID-19 pandemic—and all of it’s accompanying stress and stain—has pushed many people to the edge of what they can normally handle. We have witnessed the horrible death of George Floyd and have become increasingly aware of the pain of racial discrimination.…
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More than just one or two “faith issues” at the polls
In an election, there are more ‘faith issues’ than you might think. How will the 20+ million Canadians who somehow identify with Christianity respond?
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Should We Care For Some People More Than Others?
With the exception of the odd Ebenezer Scrooge, most of us agree we should care for others. But is there an order? A “priority sequence”? With a question like this, it’s easy to sing platitudes. But I’ll be honest: before I even look at what the biblical writers have to say I already know I have…
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Assisted Suicide: Is It Ethical? Or Murder? Or Both?
I know it’s a highly-charged topic. And it’s in the news. Recently CTV reported, “The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down the ban on providing a doctor-assisted death to mentally competent but suffering and “irremediable” patients.” Some will remember 1993 when 12-year old Tracy Latimer, severely disabled by cerebral palsy, had her life taken by her…
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Be Our Primary Disease (A Prayer For Us—with apologies to Walter Brueggemann)
Stuff gets into us. A germ here, a seed of spiritual sickness there. You think you’re opening the door for a special gift delivery and a rat scurries in under your feet. A bad habit, a temptation continually fed and growing… You know the one. Part of Lent’s purpose is to purge ourselves of unwelcome…
