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Justice Prayers - February 10, 2021

Posted: February 10, 2021

"For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord." - Psalm 33:4-5

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FPS # 00970-120 – Jesus, Jamal or John Doe

Posted: February 8, 2021

When someone is arrested, convicted of a crime and given a sentence of greater than two years, they are given a Federal Prison System Number (FPS #).

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Where We Are With Immigration

Posted: February 5, 2021

In the first article of the OSJ’s “What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series, we took a look at where we were with immigration policy in the US, discovering the ways

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Justice Prayers - February 3, 2021

Posted: February 1, 2021

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." - Deuteronomy 6:4-5

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Rhythms of Justice and Mercy

Posted: February 1, 2021

True confession: I lack rhythm. Somewhere between what my ears hear and how my hands clap, my feet tap, and the rest of my body moves, the beat gets distorted. It’s like watching a video with delayed, out-of-sync audio.

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Where We Were With U.S. Immigration

Posted: January 29, 2021

In the OSJ’s “What’s the Deal With Immigration?” series, we are taking a look at where we were, where we are, and where we’re headed with US immigration policy.

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Justice Prayers - January 27, 2021

Posted: January 27, 2021

"I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice."  - Proverbs 8:20

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Are you a Mary or Martha?

Posted: January 25, 2021

Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying.

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“Loving Everyone” and Learning to Listen

Posted: January 22, 2021

I am hoping that someone reading this will learn from my failures. I am still developing the muscle-tone at midlife to have conversations with people of color where I mostly just listen, the way God listens to me.

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Justice Prayers - January 20, 2021

Posted: January 20, 2021

“History and Scripture teaches us that there can be no reconciliation without repentance. There can be no repentance without confession. And there can be no confession without truth.”
― Jemar Tisby

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