Have a look at this article written by Tom Wright on TimesOnline in the UK. You may want to start by browsing the comments on the article. Apparently it's fairly well received. Let me know what you think!
Click here for the article.
For those who share a passion to proclaim Christ, a love for the Bible and a heart to serve the poor
This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let those who boast boast about this: that they understand and know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD." (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
What does JACOB stand for?
JACOB stands for Just Another Community Of Believers - or, more seriously, Justice Acceptance Community Obedience Bible.
About Me
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- I hope this blog can be a resource for Christ-followers, who love the Lord and the Bible, who want to proclaim Christ's death and resurrection with a passion and want to embody the values of God's kingdom here on earth. This blog is especially dedicated to the poor and powerless. May God's restorative justice be proclaimed in this out-of-joint world.
Some articles I have written (including co-authored ones)
- A matter of life and death
- Beyond Charity
- Can the Rich be Poor
- Faith and Politics: A closer look at the sin of Sodom
- God uses the weak and lowly to teach us profound truths
- Life Story: "I don't want to be poor"
- Micah Challenge and the Mission Mandate
- Practise love and follow Christ (peer-reviewed article)
- Reflections on Power and Powerlessness
- Rethinking resurrection
- Salvation, Shalom and Social Justice
- Serving the poor by standing with them
- Social Justice and Mission (CACE)
- Social Justice and Salvation (CACE)
- The Christian Vote
- The decline of Bible literacy
- The Gulf Between Us and the Poor
- The notions of the Great Commission
- Towards a Theology of Wealth
- Voting for others (not for ourselves)
- What is it like to be 'truly human'?
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There is a wide range of opinions expressed by the authors in the quotes, web links and web pages referred to in this blog. Those opinions belong to the respective authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect my views.
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