The Grace Blog

Series: “Jesus’ Message: You Are a Participant in the Dream”

“Just Say Yes to Multiethnic Faith Communities”

1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16

Mark 4:35-41

Jesus consistently challenged the disciples to put their beliefs into practice. In Mark 4:40, Jesus responds to the disciples’ plea for help in the storm. Jesus replied, “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” Martin Luther King, Jr, in his April 16, 1963, Letter from a Brimingham Jail, writes,

Injustice anywhere is a threat. We are caught in an inescapable network ...

Series: “Jesus’ Message: You Are A Participant In the Dream”

“Just Say No To Economic Injustice”

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13

Mark 4:26-34

The good news of Jesus is that no one should be oppressed by economic injustice.

What does economic injustice look like? According to author Anshu Siripurapu writing for the Council on Foreign Relations,

Income and wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country, and it is rising. There are large wealth and income gaps across racial groups, which ...