justice
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Frankly, I’m Too Busy—and Too Broke We have only so much mental, physical, and emotional energy. If we spend it, it is spent. If we spend it fretting about something that will ultimately take care of itself, we have wasted a limited resource. Fretting is expensive, and frankly, I am too busy and too broke…
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The time has come for shouting and not holding back. Shout out; do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! – Isaiah 58:1 The prophetic moment has arrived. The Word of God is laser focused on our day in history and upon us who profess to be the people of God. God is…
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When do justice and righteousness roll down like streams of refreshing water? “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.” – Amos 5:24 It is as if Amos were here with us today. His words sing out the song of “judgment” or “justice.” It is a strong word for what…
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I am consumed by this tonight and often, Our legacy is what it is. It never benefits us or anyone else to forget it or sweep it under the rug. There were four precious little girls who came to church to spend time with Jesus who stepped into his presence that day. I missed a…
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May hope be the aura that surrounds our lives, the given pitch that tunes our voices, the color of our countenances, and the tenor of our words.
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I hate violence. With my pacifist leanings, I am convinced that it is the least effective and most morally suspect way to bring about social or political change.
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There is no tug of war between the deep life of the Spirit and the outward life of service, peace, and justice…. Satisfied with His likeness,Beholding His face in righteousness,Fully awakened from dullness of mind,Fully engaged, embracing this day,We move on in the spirit of Psalm 17.
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We have a God whose ways are not our ways and thoughts not our thoughts. He reverses the power of conventional wisdom and defies the accepted truisms of society to make His own order. He simply does not forget the needy. He has a bias for them.
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