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Social Justice — Richard Foster study

Dan

I have spent the afternoon pouring over Richard Foster’s chapter on Social Justice in Streams of Living Water. It is so much I can’t digest it all! His passion for this stream is incredible and the stories are powerful.

For now, please read my notes on this chapter. For those in the LIFE Group, I hope this spurs on discussion.

Also, the main character we will study is Dorothy Day. The work she began in the 1930s still exists and you can see that ministry HERE.

Her story is utterly amazing. It reminds me a lot of Thomas Merton. They were contemporaries, so the stories mesh.

This is an area the Lord has worked on in my life for years . My entire ministry has been stirred by this stream of Christianity. I don’t have all the answer and I keep on searching. But reading Foster’s chapter only stirs my heart MORE!

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4 responses to “Social Justice — Richard Foster study”

  1. Nick Zeimet Avatar
    Nick Zeimet

    Unfortunately, social justice requires action. Who has time for meaningful action when I need to throw an electronic snowball, or give a digital poke, and/or set my TVO. I’m already busy, I need a break, maybe I will see a movie, play WI, and/or text for a couple of hours.

    I think we are so far removed from reality that it is hard to comprehend what is actually happening in the world. We see all of lifes travesties in the movies and on TV, and call it entertainment?!

    Lord help us!

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  2. Nick Zeimet Avatar
    Nick Zeimet

    Unfortunately, social justice requires action. Who has time for meaningful action when I need to throw an electronic snowball, or give a digital poke, and/or set my TVO. I’m already busy, I need a break, maybe I will see a movie, play WI, and/or text for a couple of hours.

    I think we are so far removed from reality that it is hard to comprehend what is actually happening in the world. We see all of lifes travesties in the movies and on TV, and call it entertainment?!

    Lord help us!

    Reply
  3. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    I was thinking about how far we remove ourselves from each other and still think we are “networking.” The video games we can play online, or through our TV can hook us up to a “virtual community” where we can actually talk through our computers to people we’ve never met before…and probably will never meet.

    It allows us to keep people at safe distances from us. We don’t have to worry about offending them, or them offending or hurting us. If something hurtful happens, we can end the session.

    Reply
  4. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    I was thinking about how far we remove ourselves from each other and still think we are “networking.” The video games we can play online, or through our TV can hook us up to a “virtual community” where we can actually talk through our computers to people we’ve never met before…and probably will never meet.

    It allows us to keep people at safe distances from us. We don’t have to worry about offending them, or them offending or hurting us. If something hurtful happens, we can end the session.

    Reply

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