Posts Tagged ‘Justice’
How to Respond without Taking Revenge
When someone sins against you, how should you fight your inner impulse to return evil for their evil? How can you respond without getting revenge? God’s design for true Christians is that, even when Satan squeezes them, the Scripture runs out. The Lord comforts believers in all their tribulations in order that they can know…
Read MoreSuffering and Strong Drink
After twenty years of American military presence in Afghanistan, the Taliban took over the country in a week. Analysts point to corruption as a leading cause for the former government’s lightning-quick demise. The watching world now fully expects human rights abuses to increase under the new regime. There was injustice before and new injustices will…
Read MoreThe Gospel and Social Justice
The rise of the political organization Black Lives Matter and the modern social justice movement has caused no small disturbance in the American church. Some people are confused, some are overwhelmed, some are overconfident, and some are deceived. I’m specifically concerned for friends of mine in conservative Christianity who are blindly accepting this movement while…
Read MoreJustice vs. Authority?
One of the most frustrating aspects of the current political moment is its efforts to push us into false dichotomies. Either you support people of color, or you support law enforcement. Either you defend the President no matter what he says or does, or you like the destruction of private property and attacks on religious…
Read Moreeclectica 2018.1.26
Today I’d like to share a few links that might be of interest to you. Some are from current news, others are more eclectic. Religious Activists in HHS • Christian Courage Nelson Trial Worldwide Persecution • Archaeology • On Virtue (secular)
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