Economic Justice

  • Sermon: Capitalism and the Self

    By Joanna Shenk This is the third sermon in a Lenten series called “Capitalism: A Bible Study.” Mark 5:1-17 Wednesday was an intense day for me. It began with a trip to the San Francisco County Jail which is located in San Bruno. A friend of mine, Ellen, teaches classes there and invited me to…

  • Children’s Story: The Rich Man

    By FMCSF Youth Group Note: Our church’s youth group rewrote the Gospel stories for each Sunday of Lent and then presented them as children’s stories during worship. Second Sunday of Lent, Feb. 25 Mark 10:17-31, (Jesus and the rich guy) Narrator 1: Last week we heard a story about Jesus’ first sermon, where he talked…

  • Kingdom Story: The Diggers

    By Tree During our series on “Capitalism: A Bible Study,” we invited people in our congregation to tell a short story on what the Kingdom of God looks like on earth. This story was told by Tree on Feb. 25, 2018. When I heard that the topic for Lent was going to explore Capitalism and the Bible, I thought that information about Gerrard Winstanley and the English Diggers…

  • Sermon: The Underside of Capitalism

    By Sheri Hostetler This is the second sermon in a Lenten series called “Capitalism: A Bible Study.” Mark 10:17-31 I will start right off by saying that this sermon is going to be about the “underside of capitalism.” It’s going to be about violence and exploitation and suffering. It’s going to be about what we…

  • Sermon: Sabbath Economics

    By Sheri Hostetler This is the first sermon in a Lenten series called “Capitalism: A Bible Study.” Luke 4:14-21 I’ve heard the saying, “We must read the newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other” attributed to about five different people throughout my life. But no matter who said it or even how…

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