Category: Mercy

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Law, Mercy, and the Way We Treat Our Neighbors

Immigration is a difficult and emotional topic for many people. It is true that laws matter, and as a society, we should respect and uphold the laws of the land. Order and accountability are important. But as people of faith, we are also called to remember mercy. There are immigrants living among us who have worked hard, raised families, paid…

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Seeking God’s Wisdom in a Divided Nation

Lord, our nation is facing serious challenges, and many hearts are anxious. We hear arguments, accusations, promises, and predictions all around us. Yet deep down, we know we need more than human opinions, political strategies, or louder voices. We need Your wisdom. We need the kind of wisdom that comes from above: pure, truthful, humble, merciful, and steady.  The prophet…

Isaiah’s Call to the Church Today: Faithfulness in Cultural Change

Isaiah lived in a time when God’s people were confused, divided, and drifting away from Him. They still had religion, but their hearts were far from God. They worshiped with their lips, but their lives were filled with pride, injustice, idolatry, and disobedience. Isaiah’s message was simple but serious: come back to God. Return to Him with honest hearts, humble…

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Living in the World, but Not Being Part of It 

“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” — John 17:14, KJV  Lord, help us remember that while we live in this world, our hearts belong to You. We go to work, raise families, deal with bills, use social media, and…

Birthright Citizenship: A Moral and Spiritual Question for America

The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship brought real relief to many families. It reaffirmed a simple and powerful promise in the Fourteenth Amendment: children born in the United States are citizens at birth, even when their parents are undocumented or here only temporarily. In plain words, the Court said that a child should not be denied citizenship because of…

God’s Original Design, Sin’s Damage, and the Hope We Have in Christ

God created the world with beauty, order, goodness, and purpose. Everything He made was meant to reflect His love, wisdom, and glory (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:31). People were created to know God, walk with Him, care for His creation, and live in peace with one another (Genesis 1:26–28). But when sin entered the world, it damaged what God had made…

When the Supreme Court Reshapes Democracy 

In a democracy, law is supposed to be the set of rules that applies to everyone, and justice is supposed to be the promise that those rules are fair. Courts exist to protect that promise. They are meant to make sure that no president, governor, legislature, or powerful group can simply do whatever it wants. That is why recent Supreme…

Rejecting Bad Faith: A Christian Call to Justice

There is a difference between bringing faith into public life and using faith as a weapon. The gospel has always carried public implications: it calls people toward truth, mercy, justice, humility, repentance, and love of neighbor (Micah 6:8; Matthew 22:37–40). But when the gospel is reduced to a political slogan, a racial shield, or a tool for religious control, it…

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God’s Justice Is Closer Than You Think 

When life feels unfair, God has not missed a thing.  We usually think of justice as courts, laws, and consequences. But God’s justice is deeper than that. It means God sees what is right, cares about what is wrong, and will make all things right in His time.  God Is Just  Deuteronomy 32:4 says all God’s ways are justice. Psalm…