Category: Social Justice
Yahweh is righteous Judge. He requires His people to defend the vulnerable and oppressed against the powerful. He requires restoration of relationships with Him, with others, with ourselves, and with Creation.
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Appeal for Fellowship
Introduction Anyone who has been following my blog posts knows that I have an unorthodox, irreligious understanding of the Bible and the rulership of King Jesus. Of course, this makes “true believers” uncomfortable. It gives offense to orthodox, church- going Christians. I am looking for believers out there who also are dissatisfied with church and Read more
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My Third Gathering of Misfits Novel Is Live
John Paul
Introduction With the turning of the month, I am happy to announce that my third Gathering of Misfits novel is live! Chris and Sylvia tells of the growing relationship between the local ER surgeon (white) and the leader of the Ark refuge household (black). Acceptance of Flaws As an alcoholic, Chris doesn’t like that Sylvia Read more
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My Second Gathering of Misfits Novel Is Live!
John Paul
Introduction At the end of last month I shared about the coming publication of my Gathering of Misfits: Steve and Phoebe novel for Kindle and Amazon.com. I am happy to announce that my second Gathering of Misfits novel is live! Acceptance of Ungodly Characters In my first book of the series, Gathering of Misfits: Joe Read more
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Kung Fu vs. the Spirits, Tai Chi vs. People
John Paul
Introduction “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) Yet, those powers act through people in positions of power: bosses, church leaders, government officials. Jesus said, “But now I Read more
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Absolute Need to Forgive
John Paul
Introduction In a series of Christian, romance audio books I have been listening to, each villain’s number one motivation for his or her crimes has been revenge for the loss of a loved one in his/her life. Author Lynette Eason used her Elite Guardians series to show that her villains had an absolute need to Read more
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What a Family of Singers Could Teach the Government about Economics
John Paul
Charity when it was desperately needed, frugality and bargain hunting when there was little money, industry to create what people would buy, capitalizing on their innate talents, and, above all, reliance on God, their Provider. These qualities carried the Von Trapp Family Singers through hard economic times. They are what a family of singers could Read more