Can fighting for social justice and change in our society be a form of witnessing and evangelism?
In this week's message - part 2 of MISSION: WITNESS - we answer that question by looking at the life of a 20th century German pastor who fought against the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler - Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
And what we discover - as Bonhoeffer once said - is that "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."
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Today's guest post comes from Nancy Gwany - a statistical analyst by trade but someone who, in her own words, "started journaling to communicate with God" and has since found God "in between the lines" as she says. You can read more of Nancy's work at her blog, Meet You At The Altar. If you too are interested in guest posting on my blog, please visit my Guest Post guidelines for more info.
"Some lives are worth more than others."
As painful as it is to read those words, it does not remotely compare to experiencing it first hand in a third world country where ones’ assigned value is equitable to a life sentence. A value that is often unjustly derived by a society immensely unqualified to evaluate it. A society that dictates paths and closes doors solely based on a perceived notion of worth.
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Let me start by making one thing clear; I know nothing about movies. I’m not “a movie guy” by any means. In fact, I’d venture to say that since the year 2001 (the year I got married), I can count the number of times I’ve gone to a movie theater on one hand. Shocking isn’t it?
The bottom line is this: I don’t know anything about movies nor do I care to.
But I do know about life. And I know when a movie (or a book or a sermon or a whatever) hits me in such a way that makes me ask myself what life is all about and what am I/we doing with the lives that we’ve been given. This past Friday was one of those times.
The movie is called THE BLIND SIDE and it hit the big screen back in 2009. And yes, I just saw it this past Friday (I told you I’m not a movie guy). My wife and I have wanted to see the movie for years but never could get ourselves to spend the $3.99 to rent it [don’t tell this to anyone but sometimes my wife can be a little on the ‘thrifty’ side :) ].
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