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Lisa Vischer retweeted
God, hear our prayer —
For the innocents, mercy.
For the guilty, repentance.
For the grieving, justice.
For our country, healing.
For our children, change.
AMEN.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
I hear it said, “How many times are we going to have to repent (of racism, injustice, of abuses, misuses of power, etc) We’ve already done that!” This is where we don’t get it. Repentance is not just words. Not even sincere, tearful words. It’s a change of mind that results in a
Lisa Vischer retweeted
I don’t care if you’re on the political left or the right... if you’ve spent decades encouraging us to hate our enemies, I’m not sure you should be described by Christ-followers as a “great man.”
Lisa Vischer retweeted
To be an advocate and champion for MLK’s justice dream requires us to first take seriously the nightmare he resisted.
A nightmare marked by dehumanizing ideologies, complicit institutions and indifferent individuals.
#MLKDay
Lisa Vischer retweeted
“It’s Not Enough to Preach Racial Justice. We Need to Champion Policy Change.”
@esaumccaulley writing in @CTmagazine christianitytoday.com/ct/202…
Lisa Vischer retweeted
On #MLKDay2021 do we have the courage to celebrate the MLK of 1966 or are we unwilling to walk with him past 1964? I prefer MLK when he helps me feel self-righteous and confident in my place on the right side of history, not when he asks me hard questions: mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mi…
Lisa Vischer retweeted
Haddon Robinson highlights 3 questions that get to the core of our spiritual life:
- Do you love God?
- Do you love your neighbors?
- Do you mind if I ask them?
H/T @jdgaboury
Lisa Vischer retweeted
I am so thankful this morning that Christ is Lord. So thankful this morning that he still saves. Still forgives sins. Still transforms lives. Still restores relationships. So thankful this morning that he is merciful. He has not given up. He has not given in. He’s given himself.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
Difficult days ahead for American churches: "The split we are seeing is not theological or philosophical. It’s a division between those who have become detached from reality and those who, however right wing, are still in the real world." nytimes.com/2021/01/14/opini…
Lisa Vischer retweeted
I deeply believe Christ calls us to unity & I so want it. But calls to unity without serious regard for what broke us to pieces is like pouring fresh concrete over a collapsed bridge. Someone recently tweeted me this page out of Chasing Vines. These aren’t answers. Just thoughts.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
“Our team couldn’t have done that. It must have been the OTHER team, PRETENDING to be our team.”
The belief that “our team” is incapable of evil - and “their team”incapable of good - is a big part of why things are the way they are today.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
“But there have been other violent protests the past yr.”
Yes, but Wed was unlike anything in my lifetime. Why?
1. Place: US Capitol.
2. Instigator: US President.
3. Symbols: Crosses, Nooses, Confederate Flags, “Jesus Saves” signs.
4. Aim: overturn election.
God help us.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
I don't know the Jesus some have paraded and waved around in the middle of this treachery today. They may be acting in the name of some other Jesus but that's not Jesus of the Gospels.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
Take this in: Never once, in the years 1860-1865, was this flag ever paraded in the halls of the American capitol.
Lisa Vischer retweeted
From the Capitol Historical Society: “This is the first time the US Capitol has been breached since the British attacked and burned the building in August of 1814 during the war of 1812”. A little historical perspective.
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From @edstetzer: I fear an enduring damage to our witness as evangelicals have been so closely aligned with this president
christianitytoday.com/edstet…