This is the beginning conclusion of my “Burning Ships & Building Bridges” series. The next three parts are actually going to pull you into the final chapter of “How God Led Me to Start a Home for Teen Mothers”. What I hope you learn from this is that there are topics that are important here on earth. They are important for us to understand and learn how to build bridges versus burning ships. All of the topics I’ve discussed have been temporal issues - gender, race, sexuality, pro-life, and more. The final issue that is most temporal of all that I want to discuss is everyone’s favorite topic, politics.
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Politics have always been divisive, but it seems this year has reached a whole new level of the “us” vs. “them” mentality. In the middle of a very tense election season, it can be hard figuring out how to navigate politics, especially as a Christian.
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For most of my life, I’ve thought that discussing politics wasn’t a polite thing to do. There’s not a particular reason behind this thought. It’s just something that I’ve absorbed over the years. It may be because I feel, like I’m sure a lot of people do, that talking about politics causes conflicts.
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently issued several opinions on important topics, including religious freedom, LGBTQ rights and immigration. Since our vision at Tirzah is to cover topics relevant to young women today through a Scriptural lens, we wanted to provide an overview of the relevant cases published lately so you can make informed decisions and are able to participate confidently in conversations on these topics.
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Just when states and countries began re-opening after months of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a video of a black man killed by a white cop in Minneapolis set off protests all around the world. It’s all anyone is talking about and everyone has an opinion. So, what should Christians be doing? Should we be participating in all of this? What do we say? What does the Bible say about all of this?
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A peacemaker is someone who actively works to bring about spiritual peace in a world filled with division and hate. Here are some ways that we can work toward being peacemakers:
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