Come, Jesus, Come

Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on peace. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on truth. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on justice. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on You. * Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on hope. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting on love. Come, Jesus, come We are waiting […]

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Ferguson: Hugs will heal us

“The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child will lead them.” ~ Isaiah 11.6 The Old Testament prophet Isaiah is writing about the peaceful kingdom wherein historical and sworn enemies share the same habitat, the same […]

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Prayer= Thank You

Eckhart von Hochheim[1] said, “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. It’s praying time. Holy God, we bless Your name and the extravagant evidence that is all around us that speaks of Your power and presence and purpose in the world. We confess that […]

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Oppressed People Privileges

If you are a member of a historically oppressed group, it seems that there are some privileges that come with the category.  While persons who are oppressed are certainly deserving of liberation, protection from the threat of future harm, reparations and restorative justice, it seems that members of this group and those who would like to […]

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“You people”: How our belief in race makes us self- righteous

I get the feeling that oppressed persons have been given the social identity of innocent, that we view oppressed persons as incapable of sinning due to their social condition, that we treat the oppressed as we do the dead and speak well of them out of respect though we know that this is not the […]

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