![]() ![]() At the same time, this poetry is deeply personal and engages how the Gospel of Luke interacts with Jackson’s own story of being a Black man navigating the landscape of American life.ĭrew E. This collection of poems is an attempt to recover those voices that have so often been silenced. ![]() Throughout history the story of the Gospels has been co-opted by the powerful, and this is continuing to happen in our day. In this collection Jackson is asking the question, “What if we were able to hear the story of the Gospel of Luke from the perspective of those on the margins,” which Jackson says he believes was Luke’s intention in the first place. This collection is a poetic telling of the first eight chapters of the Gospel of Luke, centering the theme of liberation. His debut poetry collection, God Speaks Through Wombs, is a unique contribution to the world of poetry. He weaves his own growing-up years with Luke's words about the birth of Jesus, and his own ministry and outreach to the marginalized, with Jesus' calling to bring freedom to the captives and restoration to the wounded. Episode 133 - Stephanie welcomes Pastor and poet Drew Jackson who invites us to experience the gospel of Luke through his own culture today. ![]()
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