justice friday

Date: 22 May, 2009  |  Posted By: Jonathan Blundell  |  Category: Take Action  

Today is justice friday on the web…

What is it? It is a day that different people “tweet” about, blog about, facebook about, and generally raise awareness for all sorts of justice issues. From human trafficking to malaria, all sorts of justice issues are raised, with the end goal of generating awareness and action. The point is not just to share statistics, the point is to help other people understand the great justice issues of our day, and how they can respond and act to bring justice.

You can get involved in a couple of ways:

  1. Follow the action by searching the hashtag #justicefriday on Twitter – read the tweets. (Here’s how hashtags work…)
  2. Tweet, blog, update your Facebook status and also retweet (repost) stats, info, and facts about your favorite justice issues. Do you have a favorite organization like the IJM or Not For Sale or Compassion? Follow them on Twitter and retweet their info for the rest of us! There are lots of ways to get involved. Remember to use the #justicefriday hashtag.

What injustices are you passionate about? What would you like to see your friends and family and others become more aware of and involved in?

HT to exagorazo for the info.

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Heather’s story

Date: 26 January, 2009  |  Posted By: Jonathan Blundell  |  Category: Faith, Reflection  

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Last week, I heard this amazing story of Heather. She grew up in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses and found real grace after years of abuse and even rejection from her own family. The audio is 40-45 minutes in length and WELL worth the listen.

Pastor Ryan shares ::

Our God is a God of Justice and I believe once we understand that, we will no longer be okay with the things that aren’t okay…

…Another thing that’s been pressing on me lately is just how relentless God is. He wants us and He will stop at nothing to reach us. So often our arms are jammed so tightly into our sides that we won’t let Him embrace us, but He doesn’t quit. He doesn’t give up on us. Ever.

That was evident with Heather’s story as she shared it with our body last weekend.

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What does a story like this do to you? Does it shake you? Does it make you want to jump into action?

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