Reframing Historically harmful passages
Our 2025-2026 Third Sunday Teaching series will be “Reframing Historically Harmful Passages,” a nine-part journey through some of the Bible’s most contentious passages. Each month, WPLC will explore a Biblical text that has been weaponized against a particular group of people, with the goal of historically recontextualizing the passage and uncovering more life-giving interpretations. Come join us after service on the third Sunday of each month to reframe together, from 11:20 am – 12:10 pm. See the calendar below for dates and a list of topics:
Additional resources
If you’d like to dive deeper into any of these topics, please check out our Ongoing Resources Document, which includes links to relevant resources and to overviews of each month’s sessions to better reframe these passages.
Why Reframe?
As a Reconciling in Christ congregation, we know that God’s mission, ministry, and love were all about widening the table. Unfortunately, some Christians see the Scriptures as weapon for exclusion. Exploring those harmful passages will allow us to deepen our spiritual identity and expand our ministry of love.