What do these stones mean?
"There are no land or peoples safe when any land can become the promised land and any people the Canaanites."
— Kate Common, Undoing Conquest
“This history is not your fault, but it is absolutely your responsibility”
— Nikki Sanchez, "Decolonization is for Everyone"
“What do these stones mean?” is the question that is placed in the mouths of the future children of Israel in the book of Joshua (4:6) and it is a question that remains important in our current moment of historical erasure. Telling full and true stories of our origins is necessary for creating a liberating future. So, what do we do with our religious origin stories that have been used for so much harm? In our sacred scriptures, the God who liberates in Exodus is the same God who instructs the Israelites to conquer the Canaanites in the books of Joshua and Judges. In this series, we will explore the stories we’d rather ignore or discard because it feels impossible to redeem them. We’ll wrestle with how they’ve led to harm - even created the religious rationale for genocide, what other origin narratives or counter-stories might be present we could lift up, and we will call forward other threads of our sacred scriptures that could help us to weave a more liberating social imagination.
Series Resources
Emmaus Way is committed to engaging the Gospel in creative, embodied, and communal ways—from reading and art to dialogue and service. Find below some of the resources that are shaping our current series.
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Scripture & DIALOGUE Questions
All are invited to hear and discern the Word of God together in dialogue at Emmaus Way each week. While the communal and embodied experience of dialogical preaching can't quite be recreated outside of the Sunday gathering, follow along here with the scripture passages and dialogue questions that are guiding our weekly conversations.
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EWAY Youth & Kids
During this series, Emmaus Way Youth (sixth through twelfth graders) are exploring their relationship with technology in different ways.. Emmaus Way Kids (preschool through fifth graders) are exploring stories from Exodus. If you have questions about the youth, kids, or preschool programs or how to get your child involved, please don't hesitate to reach out to us here.
Join Us
We hope these resources offer just a few more avenues to engage with the Word of God and the work of the Spirit in our life together. Please join us on Sundays to dialogue around these sacred topics together. Find out more about where and how we gather here.
If you have questions for us or if there are any accommodations you might need in order to fully participate in our community, please contact us here.
