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“For and Against” The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Download the morning program here or read it below without downloading Sometimes being for love and justice in the world requires us to work against those forces in the world that perpetuate hate, violence, and injustice. This discourse will address the difficult and complex reality of … Continue reading “For and Against”
Education for the Common Good The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading We often tend to focus on how education an make us better as individuals and help us to be more prepared and successful in our careers, but it is important not to lose sight of the importance of education for the common good … Continue reading Education for the Common Good
The Legacy of Wangari Maathai: Planter of Trees and Justice The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading YOU MAY DOWNLOAD THE MORNING PROGRAM HERE later in the week. Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai of Kenya led a movement to restore the forests of Kenya for the sake of the environment and the economic well-being of … Continue reading The Legacy of Wangari Maathai: Planter of Trees and Justice
Download the Morning Program here or read it below w/o having to download it. “Out of Our Comfort Zone” Sometimes our greatest growth as persons comes during times when we either intentionally or unintentionally find ourselves outside of our normal comfort zones. Sometimes we need to hear and experience things that make us uncomfortable so … Continue reading “Out of Our Comfort Zone”
Download The Morning Program here or read it below without having to download it. Our experiences and understandings of wilderness are quite varied. For some, wilderness is a place of life threatening danger. For others, it is a place of trial and temptation. Some look at wilderness as wasted land that needs to come under … Continue reading “Time in the Wilderness”
Download The Morning Program here or read it below w/o downloading. Of his morning discourse, Mark writes: Each generation seems to find ways to perpetuate war in our world, leading us to wonder if true peace will ever be possible. In this discourse, I will explore the factors and conditions that might bring us to … Continue reading “Peace-building in a War Torn World”
Download The Morning Program here or read it without downloading below. Of his discourse, Mark writes: Martin Luther King said, “True peace is not nearly the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.” Creating justice is not a passive enterprise. It requires action, and sometimes it requires direct action that presses creatively on … Continue reading “The Creative Tension of Justice Making”
Two Trillion and Counting The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading What impact does the knowledge that there are likely more than 2 trillion galaxies in the universe have on our self-understanding and on our religious vision of ourselves within the cosmos? DOWNLOAD THE MORNING PROGRAM here or read it without downloading below Rev. Dr. … Continue reading Two Trillion and Counting
The Democracy of Beloved Community The Rev. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading The world deeply needs religious visions that model inclusion, community, and democracy rather than patriarchy, hierarchy, and autocracy – visions that call us to look around and join with others in beloved, just, and participatory communities rather than looking up and bowing down. DOWNLOAD … Continue reading The Democracy of Beloved Community
You may download the morning program here or read it below without downloading Of his discourse, Mark writes: We have so much to learn from other cultures and political systems in the world, but the myth of American exceptionalism keeps us from recognizing our faults and shortcomings and looking to others for ideas to make … Continue reading “The Power of Humility”
Rev. Dr. Mark Y. A. Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics, Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility, and Executive Director of the Leadership. Education, and Development Hub North America for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry) at Oklahoma City University where he has worked in both teaching and administration for 22 years. He is an ordained elder in the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church where he has served as Chair of the Board of Church and Society from 2015 to 2018.