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Social ministry. social justice
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Abortion as a justice issue
Roe vs. Wade is in the news again. For anyone who doesn’t know, that’s the case that legalized…
Families Separated at the Border—Genesis 12 and Romans 13
This post is in response to U.S. attorney general Jeff Sessions citing Romans 13:1-7 with respect to taking…
Civil discourse on the internet?–Proverbs 18:2
Sometimes the comments people append to articles tell us more about the commenters than about anything else. Trolling…
Why I Almost Left Evangelicalism (article in Christianity Today online)
In the U.S., the label “evangelical” has been taking a beating, and some Christians who are theologically evangelical…
The Bible Exposes Sexual Harassment
The media is currently awash with public exposures of sexual harassment, harassment that had been going on behind…
God has not forgotten them—Exodus 2:23-25
When our lives become more comfortable, it’s easy to forget the hardship faced by others, whether through persecution,…
Settling in a new land—Exodus 2:16-22
When I travel to speak in various parts of the world, my hosts show me great hospitality. I…
Ethnic reconciliation in Ephesians 2:11-22
This is a message I preached at an evangelical Presbyterian church in Indiana. This link worked when I…
Standing for Justice—Exodus 2:11-14
Nobody’s perfect, but sometimes one side really is right and another is wrong. The civil rights reformers were…
Where was God when tragedy happened?—Exodus 1:22
Sometimes in the midst of history, injustice seems to prevail. In light of a longer view, and especially…
Is lying ever right?—Exodus 1:19-21
In the 2013 film, Return to the Hiding Place (https://www.christianbook.com/return-to-the-hiding-place/pd/241338?event=ESRCG), Eusi, a Jewish cantor staying with the Ten…
Joseph secures the people’s land—Genesis 47:18-26
This passage tells us a lot about Joseph. Joseph worked on behalf of both Pharaoh, his boss, and…
My Friend the Refugee
Others are better qualified than I to comment on security matters, and this is an older post, but…
Racial and ethnic reconciliation
Craig was invited to speak on this at Asbury Seminary Chapel some time ago. This seems a good…
The True King–Luke 2:1-14 (19-minute video)
Luke’s Christmas message: Jesus vs. the Empire This was my practice for a message for Asbury’s chapel on…