We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.
Be Reconciled – 2 Cor 5:11-21 tells us that we are Ambassadors of Christ. Being the ambassador of a sovereign state must be very difficult; you are not meant to voice your own opinion but only the views of your State and your Leader. A good ambassador doesn’t share personal truth; they just repeat what they have been told.
In the same way, Scripture is not left open to personal interpretation, we speak the Word of Truth from the Bible ‘as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.’ At unCUFFED we know that we must be in a relationship in order to share our faith, we meet kids where they are to solve their present needs. We seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly to earn the right to share the Truth.
When a kid asks us, “Why are you here? Why do you do this work?” we must be prepared to share the only important fact. We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.
If five people are standing at the base of a large pyramid they are far apart. As they climb up the pyramid they grow closer to the pinnacle but they are also growing closer to each other. We reconcile with our kids, their families, the prison staff, our volunteers, donors, and the community by drawing closer to God “who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” Noel Erskine from the University of Chicago Divinity School said of Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Theologian King told us of the distance God is willing to go in order to restore broken relationships. According to King, the death of Christ on the cross was a sacrificial act not only because it transcended race, creed, class and nationality but also because it was dangerous and excessive—Christ offered his life as an oblation for the healing of relationships and communities.”
We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.
Be Reconciled – 2 Cor 5:11-21 tells us that we are Ambassadors of Christ. Being the ambassador of a sovereign state must be very difficult; you are not meant to voice your own opinion but only the views of your State and your Leader. A good ambassador doesn’t share personal truth; they just repeat what they have been told.
In the same way, Scripture is not left open to personal interpretation, we speak the Word of Truth from the Bible ‘as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.’ At unCUFFED we know that we must be in a relationship in order to share our faith, we meet kids where they are to solve their present needs. We seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly to earn the right to share the Truth.
When a kid asks us, “Why are you here? Why do you do this work?” we must be prepared to share the only important fact. We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.
If five people are standing at the base of a large pyramid they are far apart. As they climb up the pyramid they grow closer to the pinnacle but they are also growing closer to each other. We reconcile with our kids, their families, the prison staff, our volunteers, donors, and the community by drawing closer to God “who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” Noel Erskine from the University of Chicago Divinity School said of Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Theologian King told us of the distance God is willing to go in order to restore broken relationships. According to King, the death of Christ on the cross was a sacrificial act not only because it transcended race, creed, class and nationality but also because it was dangerous and excessive—Christ offered his life as an oblation for the healing of relationships and communities.”
Be Reconciled – 2 Cor 5:11-21 tells us that we are Ambassadors of Christ. Being the ambassador of a sovereign state must be very difficult; you are not meant to voice your own opinion but only the views of your State and your Leader. A good ambassador doesn’t share personal truth; they just repeat what they have been told.
In the same way, Scripture is not left open to personal interpretation, we speak the Word of Truth from the Bible ‘as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.’ At unCUFFED we know that we must be in a relationship in order to share our faith, we meet kids where they are to solve their present needs. We seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly to earn the right to share the Truth.
When a kid asks us, “Why are you here? Why do you do this work?” we must be prepared to share the only important fact. We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.
If five people are standing at the base of a large pyramid they are far apart. As they climb up the pyramid they grow closer to the pinnacle but they are also growing closer to each other. We reconcile with our kids, their families, the prison staff, our volunteers, donors, and the community by drawing closer to God “who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” Noel Erskine from the University of Chicago Divinity School said of Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Theologian King told us of the distance God is willing to go in order to restore broken relationships. According to King, the death of Christ on the cross was a sacrificial act not only because it transcended race, creed, class and nationality but also because it was dangerous and excessive—Christ offered his life as an oblation for the healing of relationships and communities.”