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Welcome!
June 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Welcome to the community “blogzine” of The Just Life. Here you will find articles and blog posts on a variety of biblical justice related topics that are open for anyone to comment on and discuss with other visitors. Everyone is searching for daily practical responses to God’s heart for justice. Each issue and discussion is tempered by an honest desire to figure out: What does the LORD require? What do I do differently tomorrow than I did today? Simply dive into recent articles here, browse by topic with the issues... [Read the full story]
New in Reflection
Justice and the Bible
May 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
(From Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World, by David Beckmann and Art Simon. Published by Paulist Press and InterVarsity Press.) Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. —Isaiah 58:6 & 10 (NRSV) [Read the full story] Read More →
New in Issues
Gentrification With Justice
May 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Gentrification With Justice By Bob Lupton Building a new home in a run-down neighborhood in Atlanta was a decision that neither of our parents supported. It was a bad financial move, they counseled us, not to mention the danger. But my wife Peggy and I were not relocating into the inner-city for economic reasons. We had finally come to the conclusion that our ministry would be more effective if we lived among the people we felt called to serve than continue to commute from the suburbs. And so we graciously thanked our parents... [Read the full story]
New Forums
Announcing Fellowship Forums!
April 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Notice a new page link in the top menu bar: A fundamental development goal for The Just Life community is the creation of “professional fellowships” within local communities in order to work through how to use specific gifts and callings to live a life of love and justice. In an effort to facilitate those discussions, provide a collaborative space, and generate a knowledge bank, we have created online forums. It may take some time to get these conversations going, so spread the word and join in! Read More →
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Contribute to the TJL Fund
April 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Support justice initiatives being lived out around the world by contributing the TJL Fund. Join our community of donors whose hearts are devoted to investing in the passions and ingenuity of dedicated Christians who are transforming both lives and societies. Your donations will support The Just Life and be connected directly with passionate daily practitioners and social entrepreneurs who advance the gospel. Visit the donations page through the page link in the top menu bar. Read More →
Write For Us!
Write For Us!
April 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The Just Life is meant to be a collaborative space. As our community and content grows we are always looking for passionate writers to bring issues, organizations, and solutions to our attention. Bring up important issues. Explore what it looks like to live a just life — with our prayers, with our giving, with our purchases, with our vote, with our voice, in our minds, in our homes, in our community, in our city and globally. Share your story! Everyone’s journey to and through the difficult issues of biblical justice... [Read the full story]
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Vernon Came Back.
When confronted by a panhandler on the street or even on your own doorstep — what does the LORD require? Shane Bertou, a husband, father, writer, blogger and would-be pastor... [Read more]
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Core Concepts
Biblical justice is a celebration of discipline
The Just Life is very much an approach to justice issues through spiritual development and self-giving discipleship — viewing a truly “just life” as the ultimate... [Read more]
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In the News: There is a lot of buzz surrounding the water-purifying machine that Segway inventor Dean Kamen demonstrated on the Colbert Report recently... [Read more]
Barack Obama spoke this morning in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters race and of the fundamental path by which America can work together... [Read more]
What does it take to bring an impoverished nation from famine to surplus? An excellent article in the New York Times tells how Malawi, one of the poorest... [Read more]
What do three nooses hung from a tree in response to a black student sitting in its “whites only” shade say about racism in America? Volumes.... [Read more]