Remember God’s faithfulness in moments of faithlessness
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When I was getting interviewed at the Jesus Takes A Side launch party, Andrew wondered how we could believe in a God that liberates, in a God that resurrects, in a God that redeems the whole world with all of the bad things happening around us. I could relate to his dilemma: the massive gun violence problem we have in the U.S. (and in Philadelphia), environmental degradation, a church that struggles to become affirming of LBGTQIA people, and a whole host of other issues. In the face of death and oppression, where is our God? In those moments, I am reminded of the lament of the Psalms and of the prophets:
Remember God’s faithfulness in moments of faithlessness
Remember God’s faithfulness in moments of…
Remember God’s faithfulness in moments of faithlessness
When I was getting interviewed at the Jesus Takes A Side launch party, Andrew wondered how we could believe in a God that liberates, in a God that resurrects, in a God that redeems the whole world with all of the bad things happening around us. I could relate to his dilemma: the massive gun violence problem we have in the U.S. (and in Philadelphia), environmental degradation, a church that struggles to become affirming of LBGTQIA people, and a whole host of other issues. In the face of death and oppression, where is our God? In those moments, I am reminded of the lament of the Psalms and of the prophets: