How Loving Solves Social Justice

Transforming the social world - Dallas Willard

"That’s the secret of Jesus. You watch Jesus, and you see he never did “withdraw” and then “attack.” All of the time people wanted him to do it and in many ways, but he would not. Then to the body of believers he said, “This will show everyone that you are my disciples, if you love one another,” but he had already said, “Love one another as I have loved you.” So that’s the model. In that sense the transformation of the social world is at its heart the transformation of personal relations. That’s the key to transforming society in the larger arena. There is no cure for the social battles that we fight in our culture—and there’s so much grief around race, gender, and so forth—until you eliminate “withdrawal” and “attack” and replace them with “acceptance” and “help.” Once you do that and not just talk about it, these other issues will fall into place quickly. They will not fall into place at all unless it is done this way."

From "Renewing the Christian Mind: Essays, Interviews, and Talks."

A Diverse Church?

" A divided nation needs a united church...... People a lot of times will ask me, "Why do you care about unity?"It's  not that i just want people to come together to sing Kumbaya or hosanna.

I care because, one, my generation is growing up with diversity, the most diverse generation. It's just normal to see diversity. We go to Walmart, we see diversity. We go to the highways, we see diversity.  We go to the mall we see diversity.  We can go to the bars and club and there is diversity.

So how can the ministry of reconciliation of the church not have diversity?"

-Grant Skeldon

Bound to Racism And War?

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.