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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”
Two Trillion and Counting The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading DOWNLOAD THE MORNING PROGRAM HERE or read it below without downloading 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? About our … Continue reading Two Trillion and Counting
Download The Morning Program here (or read it below w/o downloading) Justice Interconnected – the Rev. Dr. Mark Y. A. Davies, leading Of his discourse, Mark writes: Martin Luther King wisely noted that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Social Justice concerns within our society are intimately connected with one another, and it … Continue reading “Justice Interconnected” –
Download the Morning Program here or read it online below without having to download it. Of his upcoming discourse, Dr. Davies writes: When there is money to be made, human health and safety often come second and the environment usually comes third to profits. In many cases government agencies and corporations work closely together to … Continue reading “Fighting the Merchants of Death”
You may download the morning program here or read it online below without downloading. With reproductive justice under attack, “don’t say gay” laws gaining traction, and a warped view of religious freedom threatening civil rights; the real possibility of theocracy is at our doorstep, and the Supreme Court of the United States can no longer be … Continue reading “Fighting Theocracy”
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.