Had a chance tonight to go to something called "The Forum" at OKC First Church of the Nazarene. Every month or two they have a gathering of folks around a particular topic and they bring in "experts" from the community to talk about all things related to social justice. Tonight they actually answered the question, "What is social justice?" It was really good and I found it to be incredibly stimulating. I wish more churches would do this from time to time. Not everyone agrees with everyone, but the cool thing is that at the end people are encouraged to take The Eucharist together.
What is it, though? I'm still not sure I got a good concrete answer but we went a long way in trying. What I do know is that we are beginning to partner with a church in OKC First that is trying to do whatever it can to make a difference in the world. And, they are willing to make sacrifices and give their people expectations to help this become a reality. And guess what...the people are responding and getting excited about it. This is how the "not yet" becomes "the already." God's Kingdom is coming and is here and we're thrilled to be a part of it. Write more later this week.
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