But God is not fooled by worship music layered over injustice. He does not receive offerings that cost children their futures, their trust, or their place at the table. Worship without love is just noise. Religion without protection is violence dressed up in ritual.
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” —
“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you
“Each of us has a small slice of God’s heart.” “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to
“Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers.” — Isaiah 49:23 I write as one who
…recovering orphans like me live with a tension: we bear the ache of what we never received and the wonder of what God now provides. We carry the story of being forsaken, but we are also being fathered—right now—by a God who doesn’t abandon His children.
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have
Luke 17:11–19 The beautiful gospel story of the ten lepers healed by Jesus is a powerful and enduring lesson in
“God… reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18 (NIV) In
But God is not fooled by worship music layered over injustice. He does not receive offerings that cost children their futures, their trust, or their place at the table. Worship without love is just noise. Religion without protection is violence dressed up in ritual.
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” —
“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you
“Each of us has a small slice of God’s heart.” “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to
“Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers.” — Isaiah 49:23 I write as one who
…recovering orphans like me live with a tension: we bear the ache of what we never received and the wonder of what God now provides. We carry the story of being forsaken, but we are also being fathered—right now—by a God who doesn’t abandon His children.
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have
Luke 17:11–19 The beautiful gospel story of the ten lepers healed by Jesus is a powerful and enduring lesson in
“God… reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18 (NIV) In
