Justice Reclaimed
By Philip Bartelt
02/10/26
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Justice Reclaimed

Christians can pursue projects of justice free of the burden of being the justifier of the world; that office belongs to Christ and Christ alone.
Justice Reclaimed
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
02/11/26

Justice Reclaimed

Christians can pursue projects of justice free of the burden of being the justifier of the world; that office belongs to Christ and Christ alone.
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Ryan Couch
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Fyodor Dostoevsky and the Human Soul

When Dostoevsky died on February 9, 1881, he left behind novels that refuse to flatter the reader or simplify the human condition.

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Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Every child builds. Some build castles out of wooden blocks handed down from an older sibling. Some construct forts out of blankets, chairs, and miscellaneous living room artifacts.
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Looking for the Church? Follow the Trail of Blood

O little flock, fear not the foe, for at your head is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for you.
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Joseph and St. Patrick: God’s Unexpected Missionaries

We may seem destitute of hope, but the hope of Christ is stronger than our weakness.
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The Two Most Important Days in Your Life. And Why Mark Twain Was Wrong

Your primary purpose in life is having something done to you. God created you in order that He might have someone to give to, to bless, to love, to nurture, to save, to give Himself to.
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I Believe in One Holy Christian and Apostolic Facebook

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Chad Bird
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Wouldn’t it be great if there were something that could de-shame us?
Chad Bird
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When I revisit in my mind the very long list of stupid, mean, selfish things I’ve done, every one of them began with me saying something I shouldn’t have.
Chad Bird
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It’ll eat you alive, won’t it? We begin to think we’re victims, as if the whole world is conspiring against us to deprive us of what we deserve.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Good Storytellers Make Good Apologists

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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I Stab it With My Steely Knife but I Can't Kill the Beast Within

That all being said, come to think of it, I’ve never gone 24 seconds without sinning.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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It Ain't the Whiskey That's Killing Me

This chorus digs below the surface to reveal that beneath our chosen self-medications, be they alcohol or drugs or overeating or smoking or bed-hopping, you’ll unearth the real killer. And “it ain’t the whiskey.”
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