Ched Myers tribute to Norman Gottwald
Ched’s short (11 min) video tribute to Norman Gottwald was used at a memorial session at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in Denver, in November 2022.
Zacchaeus: Discipleship as Reparation
by Ched Myers (BCM ENews, October, 2022) Luke’s middle part (roughly chapters 9-19) is called by scholars the “Special Section” because it mostly consists of uniquely Lukan material. The backbone of this sequence’s architecture is a remarkable series of stories about rich men. They articulate a searing critique of “Affluenza,” but culminate in the surprising…
The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics v1.5
by Ched Myers $5.00 (electronic versions only) Email BCM to PURCHASE (group discounts apply) First published in 2002, we have just completed a refresh of the Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics booklet. It is currently available for just US$5.00, in PDF, EBook (ePub) and flipbook (browser) formats. Biblical Vision, by Ched Myers, offers seven studies…
Resurrection and the Traumatic Somatic
Warning: This presentation contains graphic images and discussion of traumatic events (lynchings). Ched preached at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship on April 11, 2021. Two years ago he gave a sermon at Garrett Evangelical Seminary titled “Resurrection and the Traumatic Somatic.” It’s one of his favorite pieces, and was published later that year in The Christian Century….
The Theater of Palm Sunday
Ched Myers’ sermon at Jesus Collective this Palm Sunday 2021 reminds us of why Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem two millennia ago was a bold expression of political street theater, culminating his mission of liberation, and sealing his fate.
Nature Against Empire: Exodus Plagues, Climate Crisis and Hard Heartedness
by Ched Myers Direction V49 no.1 (2020) The realities of climate chaos hit me personally and hard in December 2017 with the Thomas Fire. California’s largest wildfire to that date, scorching 80 percent of our Ventura River watershed, it was an apocalyptic unveiling, the kind shared by survivors of hurricanes the same year in Houston…
Watershed Discipleship: What do I say Yes to?
Ched Myers talked with Dan Robinson of the Great Lakes Spirituality Project about Watershed Discipleship and “What do I say Yes to?” Published June 30, 2020
Falling Out of Creation: genesis 1-11 as Archetypal Origin Story
Recorded June 21, 2020 On the 2020 Summer Solstice Ched spoke with a Creation Theology study group at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Los Angeles. He walked folks through Genesis 1-11, a narrative of beginnings that was an ancient protest against imperial exploitation of the earth and its peoples, which resonates strongly still today.
“Do you See this Woman?”: Some thoughts on Advocacy
This 18 minute video offers Ched Myer’s brief reflections on a “theology of advocacy” through the lens of Luke 7:36-50. It was presented to a Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan gathering in November, 2019. It is available for free here or on the BCM YouTube channel here. ______________________________ SKU: 2019-MCCAdvocacy
Jesus’ risen, mutilated body
by Ched Myers The Christian Century, September 3, 2019 In Luke’s post-resurrection appearances, the disciples have to reckon with the traumatic somatic. Almost 65 years ago, Mamie Till-Mobley decided to have an open casket at the funeral of her murdered son Emmett Till. Weeks before, this young mother from the south side of Chicago had…