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Tag Archives: Social Justice
What is Social Justice?
I set out to do an experiment through 2018 that involves posted a scripture verse about social justice through my twitter feed each and every day. So far it has gone pretty well. I have only repeated four different verses, … Continue reading
The Three Legged Stool of an Impactful Church
All kinds of people and organizations use a three-legged stool to illustrate their three most important values or ideas or systems. The idea is that while a one-legged or two-legged stool is weak and flimsy, a three-legged stool is strong … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Justice, church, franklin community church, Pastor Kevin Riggs, Social Justice
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Your Kingdom Come (Matthew 6:9-13)
When I was teaching Sociology at Nashville State Community College, every semester, during the topic of globalization, I would say (somewhat sarcastically) that you can go anywhere in the world, and in any major city, you will find a McDonalds. … Continue reading
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Book Idea
Back in the day, I did quite of bit of writing. I have written about 6 books (4 as a type of “ghost-writer”). I have also written numerous articles, study guides, curriculums, bible studies, sermons, and opinion pieces for local … Continue reading
Two Observations
While I have changed a lot of my thinking over the years, I still consider myself to be a conservative when it comes to my theology. My views on a lot of social issues, however, are considered liberal by most … Continue reading
I’m Tired
It has been a long week and I am tired. I am tired of all the violence. Every June, our church takes a team to Tegucigalpa, Honduras for a week of medical/evangelism missions. While there we partner with World Gospel … Continue reading
Not Guilty
Well, the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was reached and read and reacted to on Saturday evening, July 13, 2013. Mr. Zimmerman was found “not-guilty.” I have my own thoughts about the verdict and the guilt or innocence of … Continue reading
Right In Front of Us
While it seems a lot of my friends are concerned about all the scandals going on in Washington, something is happening right in front of us that very few people notice, much less discuss, and that is the injustice aimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Justice, Capitalism, Injustice, Justice, Lower-Class, Middle-Class, Poor, Poverty, Social Justice, social justice issues
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Top Social Justice Issues
At the beginning of a new year here are a few of what I think are the top social justice issues we face. They are in no particular order. Human Trafficking Here is a link to the United States Department … Continue reading
A Lack of Knowledge About Hidden Rules
This is part 9 in a series on poverty, following Dr. Ruby Payne’s 8 basic resources that people in poverty lack. Here is a link to part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, and part 8. A simple definition of poverty … Continue reading
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Tagged A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Biblical Justice, current-events, Dr. Ruby Payne, generational poverty, Justice, Lower-Class, Middle-Class, politics, Poor, Poverty, poverty line, religion, situational poverty, Social Justice, social justice issues, Understanding Poverty, Upper-Class
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