Category Archives: Social Justice

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What Leaders Can Do to Help Those Who Feel Isolated: Four Lessons from the Berlin Airlift Of 1948

Joel Vermillion, Director of Wilderness Ministry Institute shares some incredible insight on how leaders can help others who feel isolated, a condition that is uniquely affecting the world at this time.

THE CANDY BOMBERS UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT

I’ve always had a fascination with WWII as one of my grandfathers was a chaplain in the US Army, and my Mom grew up in postwar Germany. You’ll often find a book about WWII or people from that time period on my nightstand. One of the books I’ve read during this quarantine is called “The Candy Bombers: The untold story of the Berlin airlift and America’s finest hour” by Andrei Cherny.
What Leaders Can Do to Help Those Who Feel Isolated: Four Lessons from the Berlin Airlift Of 1948
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Book Review: The Poverty of Nations – A Sustainable Solution by Wayne Grudem & Barry Asmus

Grudem and Asmus provide some thoughtful perspectives on how followers of Jesus Christ can actively engage in a compassion-filled ministry of social justice while going after the root causes rather than just the symptoms…

Centennial Review – June 2014

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GENEROUS JUSTICE | A HELPFUL BOUNDARY AROUND THE TERM “SOCIAL JUSTICE”

Ashley with Nepali Kids - social justiceHow does the term “social justice” strike you?

If you haven’t had a chance to read Timothy Keller’s book, Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, I would highly recommend it. Below are a few quotes that give you a snapshot of some of what he is writing about. Depending on what circles you run in, the term “social justice” might mean a variety of things. You might be “turned off” by that term, or you might be passionate about it depending on your political or theological bent.

Regardless of your position, Keller’s book seems to approach social justice from a theological rather than sociological viewpoint which is very helpful. Followers of Jesus should never put their head in the sand when it comes to standing up for what is just, right, and fair, and Keller’s book is a helpful primer for thoughtful leaders who want to do just that.