Sharon Delgado

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  • The Spirituality of an Epoch

    Whether one is oppressed or privileged, structures and spirits like white supremacy, patriarchy, domination are within us, embedded invisibly in our psyches. Name them and pray them out.    Bill Wylie- Kellermann, in Principalities in Particular My previous post, Extraordinary Temptations, was about the temptations Jesus experienced in the wilderness. Who (or what) was this…

  • Extraordinary Temptations

    Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4: 1-13, Mark 1:9-15 The suggested Bible readings for the first Sunday in Lent are always about Jesus encountering the devil in the wilderness. This is the perfect theme for this second post of my Lenten series, “Creation, Cross, and The Powers.” Jesus has just been baptized. He has received an extraordinary…

  • Jesus, Resister, Part 1: Good News to the Poor

    During this season of Lent, some of my writings focus on what Jesus’ life, teachings, and death mean for us today, especially in the context of the great global challenges we face: climate change, economic distress, food and fresh water shortages, species extinctions, violence, terror, and war. If humanity is to meet these challenges, we…

  • Jesus, Temptation, and Worldly Power

    The temptation of Jesus.  This story comes around each year on the first Sunday of Lent- the story of Jesus’ encounter with the devil and his struggle with temptation.  I have preached on this story many times, for instance, in “Struggling in the Wilderness of Our Souls.” This story is about identity, authenticity, discernment, resistance,…