WHY SOCIAL JUSTICE MATTERS
Jesus says the greatest commandments are to love God and to love people (Matthew 22:37-40). The Christian faith boils down to these two precepts.
Social justice puts that love into action by helping individuals who are oppressed, mistreated, or suffering, and by pursuing ways to dismantle systems of oppression. How we treat others, particularly those less powerful in society than ourselves, matters (Matthew 25:31-46).
Racial justice is one aspect of social justice. Read more about it below.
Jesus says the greatest commandments are to love God and to love people (Matthew 22:37-40). The Christian faith boils down to these two precepts.
Social justice puts that love into action by helping individuals who are oppressed, mistreated, or suffering, and by pursuing ways to dismantle systems of oppression. How we treat others, particularly those less powerful in society than ourselves, matters (Matthew 25:31-46).
Racial justice is one aspect of social justice. Read more about it below.
WHY I BELIEVE RACIAL JUSTICE MATTERS
I believe that God lovingly created all of us in His image, that God is just and merciful, and that Jesus came to reconcile us to God and in doing so, to reconcile us to each other. Jesus says in Luke 10:27 that the greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourself. Loving God is a call to worship and loving our neighbor is a call for compassion...Continue reading Why I Believe Racial Justice Matters
I believe that God lovingly created all of us in His image, that God is just and merciful, and that Jesus came to reconcile us to God and in doing so, to reconcile us to each other. Jesus says in Luke 10:27 that the greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourself. Loving God is a call to worship and loving our neighbor is a call for compassion...Continue reading Why I Believe Racial Justice Matters
RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
RESOURCES TO INFORM:
Transformation begins with information. I’ve compiled a list of books, articles, podcasts, videos, and websites to help you begin or enhance your journey toward being antiracist. While this is by no means an all-encompassing list, it will help you get started. Click here for this free, downloadable RESOURCES list.
ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT:
Action is required to bring about the change in society that will ultimately make a difference. There are many organizations that work tirelessly to bring about racial justice in countless ways. Your support of these organizations can positively impact individual lives as well as achieve crucial changes in our communities and in our country. Click here for this free, downloadable ORGANIZATIONS list.
RESOURCES TO INFORM:
Transformation begins with information. I’ve compiled a list of books, articles, podcasts, videos, and websites to help you begin or enhance your journey toward being antiracist. While this is by no means an all-encompassing list, it will help you get started. Click here for this free, downloadable RESOURCES list.
ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT:
Action is required to bring about the change in society that will ultimately make a difference. There are many organizations that work tirelessly to bring about racial justice in countless ways. Your support of these organizations can positively impact individual lives as well as achieve crucial changes in our communities and in our country. Click here for this free, downloadable ORGANIZATIONS list.
Micah 6:8 says, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” To dive into the meaning of these three requirements in light of racial justice, click on each of them.
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade has given me pause to consider the very controversial issue of abortion. I am surprised at how a medical procedure became so politicized and alarmed by many of the implications of overturning this almost 50-year precedent. To read my three-part essay on this divisive, but important topic, click on each of the following: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.