Local meet-up groups
The Just Life will resume local monthly meetings beginning at Park Community Church in Chicago. Live in a different city? Go to a different church? Great! Start up The Just Life at your church and build into the common conversation here. Under the meet-up category you can stay updated on the conversation and add to dialog through commenting. Meeting notes …
Read MoreJustice and the Bible
(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 …
Read MoreChicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern
Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern (1973) As evangelical Christians committed to the Lord Jesus Christ and the full authority of the Word of God, we affirm that God lays total claim upon the lives of his people. We cannot, therefore, separate our lives from the situation in which God has placed us in the United States and the world.
Read MoreContribute to the TJL Fund
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 …
Read MoreThe Just Life Quote List
We have put together a list of quotes used throughout this site and others that are particularly inspirational, thought provoking, and challenging. This is a list in progress and in no particular order; please add your own favorite quotes through commenting.
Read MoreHow I’m going to Get My Master’s Degree
What is the difference between compassion and justice through the eyes of a daily practitioner? Continue reading as Paul Luikart, a Housing Coordinator at Breakthrough Urban Ministries, enlightens us… Rather than go back to school to get a master’s degree myself, I’ve decided to hang around people who are already going to school to get master’s degrees. I will then …
Read MoreScripture List: Dying to Self
Incarnate ministry, servant leadership, serving the least of these — all central to a proper understanding of Christian life and practice. Justice manifests itself through discipleship; discipleship is first about dying to self so that Christ might be glorified through us. This concept can be challenging, but it is nevertheless vital to The Just Life. Continue reading for scripture on …
Read MoreGary Haugen on Justice
God has a passion for the world and a passion for justice. According to the Bible, injustice is the abuse of power that allows the strong to take from the weak the good things that God intended for all human beings. God calls us to fight against injustice by asking us to be obedient in giving to him what we …
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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