God calls us to more than “good,” he calls us to righteousness. Righteousness is not merely morality, but rather a state of being/living. It is where we walk down Christ’s thin road of discipleship in faith – all the while pursuing justice in our relational and institutional contexts and avoiding a type of infidelity where […]
I’m teaching a three-day seminar this Summer at Mount Hermon – a Christian Camp and Conference Center outside of Santa Cruz in the Redwood forest – on biblical justice. Here’s the seminar description and session titles: The Biblical Justice Seminar will look at the Christian roots of justice, explore misconceptions and reasons why we often
If you’re a nerd or like the technical discussions in theology and philosophy, then you’ll like this one. Dr. Clint Arnold was asked a question based off of an answer Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff gave when he was at Redux last month. Here’s his response.
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This July I have the opportunity to teach a module on “Biblical Justice” at Mount Hermon (a large Christian Camp and Convention Center in the middle of the Redwood Forrest outside of Santa Cruz, Ca.) I’ve been in correspondence with one of the directors who is a really great guy (we’ve been trading articles and
This answer of Wolterstorff at Redux, if you really grasp the importance of it, could literally change your life.
Check out the dozen videos of Dr. Wolterstorff answering questions at Redux this past Sunday by clicking here. Below is pretty killer explanation on the relationship between Love and Justice.
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Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff was up in Bend as the keynote speaker at the Justice Conference and popped over to Antioch yesterday morning. I thought he saved his best for last – this message from yesterday is the shortest, best, most thorough and biblical explanation of Justice I’ve heard. Pretty cool stuff!!
Here is a prayer I wrote for the Justice Conference: God – lead us this weekend to hear the cry of the vulnerable and oppressed Lead us to care for the weak and needy Lead us to see others as brothers and sisters Help us appreciate goodness, to love simply and not hide hypocrisy with
I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. I think gratitude – thankfulness, appreciation, value – has a very underrated foundational role in virtue and vice. Legalism, the kind of self-righteous Christianity that is all about control, guilt, power, pride and perfection, really has beneath it a sick and hollowed out sense of gratitude. Grace
Today is the last day for intro pricing etc. and a chance to win a free iPad for The Justice Conference. Spread the word and make sure to register — you don’t want to miss out on this one!! P.S. I’ve had a lot of friends who have been criticized by other Christians for being
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