William Hamilton, Scottish minister, contrasts the suffering around him with the life of beneficence that is to be Christianity (in a prior paragraph before this quote). He’s not only inveighing against crime but selfishness. These are the works of the graceless and ungodly.

How can you life a life of kindness and beneficence?

#christian #lifeprinciples #humanlivesmatter #scripture #liberaltears

Fishing Without Bait 418: Transformative Journeys: Tara and the Power of 12-Step Recovery

Site https://www.fishingwithoutbait.com/episodes/fishing-without-bait-418-transformative-journeys-tara-and-the-power-of-12-step-recovery
Audio https://www.patreon.com/posts/102914033
Video https://www.patreon.com/posts/102914041

#12StepRecovery #AddictionRecovery #CommunitySupport #PersonalTransformation #SobrietyStories #LifePrinciples #RecoveryPrograms #BehavioralHealth

James WC Pennington, Presbyterian pastor, reflects on differing views about revolutions. Everyone happy for more freedom for white people across both sides of the Atlantic, but were telling enslaved people to be patient.

Is it not absurd to focus on the few rare “good apples” when the norm is an abomination? (Even the best ones are still a crime?)

How can we be less patient with the suffering of others?

#christian #1619 #lifeprinciples #kindnesswins #whomatters #usa #jesusloves

Augustine, north African bishop, talks of criminal justice in the ideal city. He says torture must play no role in extracting a confession, because the victim will say anything to make the torture stop. It’s wicked.

Understood in the first century, but not the twenty-first, especially by those who claim church tradition. How can you be more merciful to the “might be innocent” around you?

#christian #lifeprinciples #kindnesswins #usa #criminaljustice #grace