Jesus penned his protest sign in dirt at the feet of an adulterous woman. He inspired men to climb trees so they could see over the crowds. He disrupted many parties and vandalized the temple. He publicly called out religious leaders and challenged the young ruler who was part of the top one percent. He led a march into the city from the back of a donkey; he led a die-in on the cross on a hill. But his ultimate defiance was of hell and death itself when he rose, with all power, from the dead. In doing so, he freed us to live out lives of resistance. In fact, he commands it through his mandate to love.
