Helping the homeless in LA

February 27, 2007

See how the overwhelming homeless issue in Los Angeles provided an opportunity for one person to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people. Continue reading to see the video…

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Amazing Grace in theaters now

February 23, 2007

Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is in theaters now! Visit the movie’s website here. Continue reading for more resources…

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Erasing Hate Tour 2007

February 20, 2007

Erasing Hate is a lecture-discussion series in February-March 2007 in cities around the US. It’s about what divides us - race, religion, ethnicity and even morality. The purpose of Erasing Hate is to provide a place in which the intersections of faith and culture can be explored…
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Story of Change: Shane Claiborne

February 18, 2007

Living a just life is not only about transforming external structures, but is equally about the transformation of the internal structures within us. We need to hear the stories of this journey from others. Shane Claiborne regularly shares the story of his response to God’s call for love and justice. Read on to learn more…

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Agents of Change: Not For Sale Campaign

February 16, 2007

27 million people are enslaved today. Not For Sale is a campaign of individuals, musicians, artists, people of faith, businesses, schools, and sports teams united to stop it. The Not for Sale Campaign combines technology, intellectual capital, abolitionist groups and a growing network of individuals like yourself - joined together to end slavery in our lifetime. Read on to learn more…
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Biblical justice is a celebration of discipline

February 15, 2007

core1.jpgThe 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 expression of a Christian’s engagement with the world we find ourselves in.

Studying the spiritual disciplines is a great place to start your journey. One of the masters at articulating the disciplines is Richard Foster and his book “Celebration of Discipline” is one of the best…

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The Cost of Discipleship

February 4, 2007

Today we celebrate the 101st anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the person who wrote the book on discipleship. Literally. His book The Cost of Discipleship has been so influential to Christianity and is so foundational for The Just Life that we thought it might be helpful to summarize some of his key ideas.

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Visualizing Human Development Trends

February 3, 2007

Combating extreme poverty, AIDS, infant death, etc. depends on a clear understanding of the reality of these situations. Unfortunately the statistics involved have been very complex and difficult for the average person to process. Not anymore.

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The Bible on the Poor

February 1, 2007

We have compiled another scripture list (read the biblical justice scripture list here). This time specifically on what the Bible has to say about the poor. This list is not exhaustive, and at this point no commentary is included — just scripture.

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