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Activism, Christianity, Community, Faith, Neighbors, Quotes

Those who follow Jesus should love our neighbors to such a degree that we are willing to accept the consequences that come from struggling for shalom and true justice in the public square.

August 14, 2022 gregoryjoel

– Drew G. I. Hart, Who Will Be a Witness? (2020)

Belief, Christianity, Community, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, Quotes, Spirituality

“We come to God not by doing it right, but by doing it wrong. And yet the great forgiveness is to forgive ourselves for doing it wrong. That’s probably the hardest forgiveness of all: that I’m not perfect, that I’m not unwounded, I’m not innocent.” —Richard Rohr

August 6, 2022 gregoryjoel

Community, Equal Rights, Food Justice, Love, Quotes, Relationships, Service to Others, Spirituality

Justice is what love looks like in public.

July 26, 2022 gregoryjoel

– Cornel West

Belief, Choices, Christianity, Courage, Emotional Health, Quotes, Spirituality

“I believe that our identities are experiential, not chosen. Faith is a practice, and love is action.” – Mahdia Lynn

July 17, 2022 gregoryjoel

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, Persistence, Quotes, Simplicity, Spirituality

“Hope is subversive precisely because it dares to admit that all is not as it should be. And so we are holding out for, working for, creating, prophesying, and living into something better.” – Sarah Bessey, Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith (2015)

May 19, 2022 gregoryjoel