“No one wants you”
Many groups and individuals classify as the “Least of These” that Jesus talks about, but are we actually loving and ministering to and with these folks?
justice
What will be our response?
“The hammer of criminal justice is the preferred tool of a society that has run out of ideas.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates This is Part 4 of a 5-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3. As part of my weeklong immersion experience through Memphis Theological Seminary’s class “Jesus, Jails, and Justice,” we were … [Read more…]
Definition of Justice
Sometimes the best thing we can do is to define the very thing we are after, and in doing so, find out our value isn’t the truth of the Gospel.
Withholding Grace
Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done, says social justice activist Bryan Stevenson. Why is it so hard to believe that?
What I learned in prison
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and … [Read more…]
Each of us is worth so much more
Bryan Stevenson is famous for this quote that sears my brain: “Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve done.” Stevenson, an attorney, is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative that fights injustice and discrimination among the poor, incarcerated and condemned. You can read more about him and his … [Read more…]
Justice
I got a speeding ticket last night. I honestly thought the speed limit was 70 miles per hour. It was 55. You do the math. With the blue lights blazing in my rearview mirror, the officer came to my window for the details. Upon taking my license and registration, he disappeared back to his … [Read more…]