Oppression

All Kinds of Greed

In the NT greed was taken seriously.  Paul forbade the

March 15, 2024|Categories: Christ, Devotionals|Tags: All Kinds of Greed, Consumer society, covetousness, Gambling, Injustice, Lawsuits., Manipulation, Money, Oppression, Theft|

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“Jesus, I Trust You”!

The most important thing we can do in every moment

July 9, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Trust|Tags: Confusion, I Trust You, Jesus, Oppression, The Accuser, Uncertainty|

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The Abusive Rich

James, in the great tradition of the OT prophets, cries

February 12, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Formation, Growth, Justice, Righteousness|Tags: Downtrodden, Living wage, Oppression, The Abusive Rich, The poor, Wealth|

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Jesus, I Trust You

The most important thing we can do in every moment

June 11, 2022|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Faith, Prayer, Trust|Tags: Confusion, Darkness, flashbacks, Grief, I Trust You, Jesus, Oppression, Satan, Storms, Temptation, The Accuser, Uncertainty, Weakness|

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Repentance Described

Repentance means to turn around, do an about-face and go

February 19, 2021|Categories: Compassion, Devotionals, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Repentance, Service|Tags: Contentment, Extortion, John the Baptist, Oppression, Repentance Described|

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The Isaiah Fast (13)

“He has sent me…to proclaim the year of the Lord's

March 8, 2020|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Evangelism, Forgiveness, Justice, Lent|Tags: Debts forgiven, Freely give, Jubilee, Oppression, Societal justice, The Isaiah Fast (13)|

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Participants In God’s Rule

We have not been called to be commentators, merely theologizing

February 23, 2020|Categories: Christ, Compassion, Devotionals, Father, Guidance, Hospitality, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Spirit|Tags: God is King, Inhospitality, Injustice, justice, Manipulation, Oppression, Participants In God’s Rule|

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An Unlikely Trade

Moses made a trade that most folks would not make. 

February 19, 2019|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Suffering|Tags: An Unlikely Trade, Moses, Oppression, Pleasure, Slaves, World power|

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When The Kingdom Comes

  The kingdom is here and it will come.  When

October 23, 2018|Categories: Christ Coming, Compassion, Devotionals, Justice, Kingdom of God, Righteousness, Worship|Tags: covetousness, Divisions, Domination, hatreds, iniquity, Oppression, When The Kingdom Comes, Wickedness|

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Driven by Greed

Every where we look, society is driven by greed, grabbing

March 14, 2016|Categories: Christ, Compassion, Devotionals, Justice, Kingdom of God, Lent|Tags: grabbing, Greed, Inequity, Oppression, Orphan, Poor, Widow|

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