Today's World from a Biblical Perspective

Category: Justice

  • “God Hears Our Cries”

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    Brian W. Smith
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    (Based on Psalm 40:1-5, 11-17) When you have waited a long time for an answer to a prayer and have not seen it, faith can deteriorate into doubt, and questioning God can become a problem. I have gone through this over a period of many years, finding myself at times questioning God’s goodness and grace.…

  • Praying for Justice: Persistence is the Key

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    Brian W. Smith
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    A scripture passage I have read repeatedly is the Parable of the Persistent Widow, found in Luke 18:1-8. It’s the only place in the Gospels where this parable of Jesus is found, and it serves to illustrate just how important persistent prayer is. This is a topic that has been at the forefront of my…

  • When God Brings Justice His Way

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    Brian W. Smith
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    Justice. We’ve heard the cry for it in recent weeks and months with school and restaurant shootings, from the family and friends of a black teenager gunned down by a young cop only 90 minutes after being sworn into duty, and from a growing number of men and women violated sexually by predatory men in…