Sermons, Interviews and Conference Sessions Matt Chandler (A House Divided Cannot Stand)Thabiti Anyabwile (Racism of Forefathers) (1 thing about racial reconciliation) Efrem Smith (Interview w/ John Ortberg)Austin Channing Brown (Interview w/ Brene Brown)Anthony Bradley (Making sense of race and justice)John Piper, Tim Keller & Anthony Bradley (Race and the Christian)Eric Mason (Woke Church at Dallas Theological…
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Sabbatical Highlights
In the Fall of 2021, the Board of Directors at DSBC gifted me and my family a three month sabbatical. This extended time away was designed to provide an opportunity for me to invest more in my marriage and family, to rest and reflect, and to heal from some of the pain that I have…
Justice in Church History – Saint Basil
Those that followed in the apostles’ footsteps continued to maintain a strong emphasis on biblical justice, often expanding its application to different forms of injustice. One of the key Christian figures in the fourth century was St. Basil the Great (330-379). He believed that Christians were called to live out the teachings of scripture in…
Justice in Church History – The Puritans
The Puritans, a movement of Christians that came out of the Church of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, sought to practice justice in all aspects of life. Their understanding and applications of justice took on new expressions as many of them had the capacity to reform their governments, and, in the case of…
Justice in Church History – Modern Evangelicalism
Like our Patristic and Puritan forebears, many modern American Christians have sought to apply justice to all aspects of life. While our Roman Catholic[1] and Orthodox[2] brothers and sisters are often known for their pursuits of justice, evangelicals have long been recognized as activists[3], holding a deep commitment to put one’s faith into practice, obeying…
Justice in Scripture
Much of the modern debate about justice is a matter of definitions. For Christians, the proper starting point in our understanding of justice is scripture. The Hebrew word that is usually translated as justice is mishpat (מִשְׁפָּ֥ט). This word appears over 200 times in the Hebrew scripture and frequently relates to a person’s relationship to…