Social Justice and Churches Like Willow
I believe this groups attention to social justice comes at an amazing time in the history of the church local and the Church global. Rather than continuing to admonish Christians for a lack of attention to social justice issues I have come to see that the driven return to community within Evangelical circles over the last decade or so has …
Read MoreWhat is the Christian Ideal?
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” ~ G.K. Chesterton. More to come on these questions!
Read MoreAIDS in Africa
1 Corinthians 12:24-26: 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; …
Read MoreIsaiah, Amos, Dan and James on Religion
Isaiah 1:11, 17 11″I am sick of your sacrifices,” says the LORD. “Don’t bring me any more burnt offerings! I don’t want the fat from your rams or other animals. I don’t want to see the blood from your offerings of bulls and rams and goats. 17Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for …
Read MoreCompassion vs Social Justice
We can agree that Justice goes beyond compassion, but we also know that compassion is a fundamental part of the equation. We have also introduced the “justice continuum” illustrated in the external Charity/Individual Development/Community Development/ Structural Change — unpacked as give a man a fish, teach a man to fish, give a man fishing equipment and educate him how to …
Read MoreWhat is Social Justice?
We began with the general definition of social justice as “the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within society†and identified the three major areas of race, poverty, and gender. For some formal definition and background to the concept as a whole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Justice Some of the questions we are beginning with are: What is Christian social justice? What is our biblical …
Read MoreMeeting 1: This is an “upstream” ministry
“You can’t start a movement, but you can prepare for one” ~ Vincent Harding Sunday we had our first meeting of this exciting new group that has committed itself to exploring issues of social justice, educating one another about the truths of social justice, and embracing the principles of social justice. There is a common story about a man who …
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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 …
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