Rather Than Finding The Devil "out There,"

One Thing That's Clear In The Scriptures Is That The Nations Do Not Lead People To Peace; Rather, People Lead The Nations To Peace.

We Think Of Justice Sometimes As Getting What You Deserve, You Know  -  what Crime Was Committed And What Is The Punishment For That Crime. That's How A Lot Of The Criminal Justice Works. But God's Justice Is Restorative, So It's Not As Interested In Those Same Questions Of "what Did They Do Wrong?" And "what Is The Punishment For That?" It's More About What Harm Was Done And How Do We Heal That Harm, And That's A Much More Redemptive Version. So, It Definitely Doesn't Turn A Blind Eye To Harm, But It Does Say We Want To Heal The Wounds Of That.

It Is The Church's Job, As Dr. [martin Luther] King Says, To Be The Conscience Of The State, Not The Chaplain Of The State.

Faith Is Being Idealistic, Because We Have Made An Idol Out Of The Status Quo.

Look Through The Prayer Books. You'll See Lots Of Dates. You'll See Names Of Native Americans Remembered. This Was An Open-sourcing Project Among So Many People.