What is justice? Like real, life-giving, healing, and unity-building justice? Recently, "No justice, no peace" is one of the sayings going around in the peaceful demonstrations and posts. I don't know about you, but justice as punishment, finger-pointing, and shame (go to forms), has never helped me. Quite the opposite, actually. I think of my 15-year … Continue reading Shalom: A Vision of Justice That Gives Life, Liberty, and Love
When my wife and I saw "Just Mercy", a movie based on the true story of Bryan Stevenson fighting for people unjustly convicted or sentenced, my eyes teared and heart ached the entire movie. We have this "interesting" human tendency where instead of doing the hard work to face and heal an issue head-on, we put … Continue reading Just Mercy: Healing Ourselves and Our Country
The way we believe life works, reality runs, and the universe behaves greatly shapes who we become and how we behave. In a true sense, then, whether we believe in God or not, our conception of Divine justice and judgment greatly informs how we view and treat others (ESPECIALLY those who've wronged us) and ourselves. … Continue reading A Better Way: Divine Justice/Judgment (It Might NOT Be What You Think)
Grace and Peace Yoga 