Accusation, pt. 2
We tend to think of growth as a straight line—upward, onward, done. But the prophets of Israel knew better. Their books, read together, trace something closer to a spiral: naming what’s broken, feeling its weight, and finding a way back to life on the other side. Not accusation, punishment, and renewal as courtroom terms, but as the shape of how anything—a person, a people, a planet—actually changes. In this series, we'll walk through the book of Isaiah as a map for that spiral, exploring how this same re-ordering movement can re-order us: naming what's true, grieving what's gone wrong, and rising into something more whole.
This week Mike turns from the personal to the collective, hearing Isaiah’s ancient charges against unjust systems alongside our own moment and asking what actually helps a heart and mind pause, listen, and change. The way of Jesus points toward an honest question, a vulnerable story, and a table where people become more than the labels we give one another.