Tag: social_justice
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Stephen: Witness and Martyr
Many of us remain fascinated with the testimony of a witness impacting the outcome of a trial. μάρτυς – martys – a witness WE are simply spectators at a trial, not a familiar rerun of a fictional courtroom scene by Erle Stanley Gardner six decades ago, but an actual ancient trial of an accused defendant,…
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Amos – Not immune from judgment
We interrupt the Good News of John for an urgent warning from the Prophet Amos. “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth Amos 9:8a NASB We are NOT IMMUNE to the #pandemic of sin! A familiar forgotten history Even…