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2020 doesn’t have to be a waste
I have realized that we can joke about what a “do over” on 2020 because of coronavirus, but what if this wasn’t a wasted year after all?
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A conversation between Bryan Stevenson and Tim Keller
Learning to live in grace, justice, and mercy. A marvelous conversation.
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White folks, let’s keep learning
There is a lot to keep on being aware of in our lives and culture. This kairos moment is an opportunity for more folks to see what has been going on around us… and for a very long time. I am a baseball guy so I love baseball movies. A classic for me is “Field of Dreams.” It’s the story…
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How TO see corporate injustice… and how NOT to see issues of justice
Tim Keller gave some insight into corporate injustice and confession in this quick talk: And then there is how NOT to address the issue of injustice while still sounding “biblical.”
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A HUGE call for justice from a “safe” place… and safe no more
I subscribe to Christianity Today and I’ve listened to CT Podcasts (Quick to Listen) for quite awhile. The last few months have seen a bold shift for them. This time it is a piece from the president of CT calling for a major step in justice: reparations. A loaded word that when people hear it they often just shut down.
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A white president tries to shut up the testimony of a woman of color
The story of Fannie Lou Hamer is one of a marginalized share cropper who rose up to use her voice. She raised her voice even when the President of the United States feared her testimony and tried to grandstand her. More of her story HERE.
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The stunning power of Scripture
I have generally kept to the Scripture reading of the Daily Office the past couple of years. It keeps me in both the Old and New Testaments. There are also those amazing times when the reading I am working through in the Daily Office collides with the current world. In this time of upheaval I am now in Ezekiel. It…
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We can not be silent… ANY of us
This is NOT the time to be white and simply think, “I don’t understand all of this, so I’ll sit back. I love all people, but I can’t take that heat. I will silently support.” This isn’t that time.
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John Brown and understanding what stood in the way of the abolition of slavery
One of the books I am currently working through is Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight. There is a fascinating chapter on John Brown and his friendship with Douglass.
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A prayer for this time
In this moment… this “kairos” moment… let us not shrink back. Let us be renewed in the Holy Spirit. Let us be filled with the Spirit in this time. Let us be anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Body of Christ for this time. Pour your Spirit out on your Church and let us walk boldly in justice. This…
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