Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God’s Shalom

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Adam Gustine, bible, church, endorsement, IVP, Jesus, justice, social justice

I endorsed a new book, Becoming a Just Church: Cultivating Communities of God’s Shalom by Adam L. Gustine.

It is a great resource on how to be a church today in light of social injustices.

Jesus-12-24: Return

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conference, Eerdmans, Embracing the Other, eschatology, Jesus, kin-dom, Liam Miller, online

I am excited to be part of Jesus 12 24: Return. It is an online conference and there is still time to sign up. If you sign up before Jan 14, 2018, you get a chance to win my book, Embracing the Other. Yay.

Crucifixion of Jesus: Scapegoating, Discrimination and the Cross

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cross, Crucifixion, crucify, discrimination, Easter, Jesus, Peter Liang, scapegoating

Here is my latest for Huffington Post called, “Crucifixion of Jesus: Scapegoating, Discrimination and the Cross”.

Please read, comment and share.

What Did Jesus Ask?-edited by Elizabeth Dias

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Elizabeth Dias, Jesus, prayer, theology, TIME, What did Jesus Ask?

I am thrilled and honored to write a piece for the new book, What Did Jesus Ask? Christian Leaders Reflect on His Questions of Faith (TIME) edited by Elizabeth Dias.

This is such a wonderful collection of 65 different writers from around the world who tackle the questions that Jesus asked. I am honored to be in this collection.

Pope Francis Reminds the World To Care About Poverty

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Jesus, Pope Francis, poverty, rev. jesse jackson, TIME

SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA – JULY 09: Pope Francis greets the attendees of a conference as part of the II Meeting of People’s Movements on July 09, 2015 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Photo by Amanecer Tedesqui/LatinContent/Getty Images)

This is my new piece on the Pope, “Pope Francis Reminds the World to Care About Poverty,” co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson for TIME!

Feel free to share this piece.

 

Below is an excerpt of the TIME piece. For the full article, please click here.

Jesus and the Cross: Rejection and Resurrection

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cross, Easter, god, Gospel, grace ji-sun kim, Jesus, rejection, The Huffington Post

This is a repost of my last year’s Huffington Post, “Jesus and the Cross“.

I hate to be rejected. Don’t you?

No one likes rejection. Yet, we experience rejection and its pain from an early age. Children feel hurt when, on the playground or in other settings, they are not allowed to play a game with the rest of the kids. Childhood rejection may even be self-inflicted, when we resent the fact that we are afraid to climb up to the top of the Jungle Gym.

Keep Hope Alive Radio Show: Special Edition

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Christmas, grace ji-sun kim, Jesus, Keep Hope Alive, rev. jesse jackson

I am a guest on Keep Hope Alive Radio Show this morning from 8-10 AM EST. Tune in now to hear the show.

It is a SPECIAL EDITION of Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson, we are discussing The Life and Mission of ‪#‎JesusChrist‬

Ebola and Thomas Eric Duncan: Compassion for All

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Barack Obama, compassion, Ebola, grace ji-sun kim, Jesus, leper, rev. jesse jackson, The Huffington Post, Thomas Eric Duncan

This is co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson on Ebola and Thomas Eric Duncan. It is a repost from The Huffington Post.  Please pray for Duncan’s family.

When Thomas Eric Duncan, a visitor from Liberia, became ill in Dallas on September 24, he went, as many people do, to the local hospital emergency room. However, serious questions must be raised about what happened when he did.

Social Justice for Us Today: Sojourner’s Summit

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Diana Bulter Bass, grace ji-sun kim, Jesus, Jim Yong Kim, poor, Robert Wilson-Black, Sojourners, The Huffington Post, World Bank Group

This is my latest post for The Huffington Post on last week’s Sojourner’s Summit meeting in D.C.

 

Sojourners, a national Christian organization, is celebrating more than 40 years of faith in action for social justice. It has become an important movement within Christianity as it

Jesus and the Cross: Rejection and Resurrection

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cross, Crucifixion, Easter, grace ji-sun kim, Jesus, rejection, resurrection, The Huffington Post

This is Holy Week.  Here is my latest piece for The Huffington Post.

I hate to be rejected. Don’t you?

No one likes rejection. Yet, we experience rejection and its pain from an early age. Children feel hurt when, on the playground or in other settings, they are not allowed to play a game with the rest of the kids. Childhood rejection may even be self-inflicted, when we resent the fact that we are afraid to climb up to the top of the Jungle Gym.