In a world that is so torn apart by war, oppression, poverty and more, it is hard to believe that there was a time when it knew peace. It is hard to think that this same world that is characterized by power-grabbing, division, and hatred in this present day and age once enjoyed unadulterated love, …
Category: Becoming Very Goodness
Question: Do You Really Believe in the Resurrection?
Do you really believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ? No, this is not a trick question. Do you honesty, whole heartily believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ? At a deep, fundamental level in your heart of hearts, when no one is looking, really believe in what Jesus came to do, and accomplished on the cross …
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Back to the Basics: Love God, Love Others
A man came to Jesus and asked Him what was the greatest commandment in the law. Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your heart, and with all you mind...and Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22.37-39). Nearly 2,000 years have passed and God's Word to us is still …
Rights and Responsibilities
The West has finally achieved the rights of man...but man's responsibility to God and to society has grown dimmer and dimmer - Aleksander Solzhenitysn In a country where the law of the land, and all of the rights that come with it, is of more value than the Word of God (even for believers), it is …
Why We Must Confront Racism Instead of Ignoring It
Currently, I am reading "The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda." As the title suggests, it is a book that describes the atrocities that occurred in both Bosnia and Rwanda in the 1990's, and the lengths that both countries took to get their nation on a path to peace and reconciliation. …
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The Paradoxical Nature of Justice Seeking
A few months after my husband and I got married in 2009, we went to Milwaukee to visit my family over the Christmas season. As much as I wanted to get out and do a few things around the city, it snowed a lot that year. Coupled with my pregnancy and all types of sickness …
Ebony Johanna 