The American Criminal Justice System Needs Reform: A Christian Proposal with Matt Martens
It is comfortable and easy to remain naive and sheltered from the realities of the American criminal justice system. Hearing the stories of those who’ve been wrongfully held and convicted is heartbreaking. Reading the statistics is shocking. In our democratic republic, we must do better. You and I and all citizens have conferred the responsibility to carry out justice to our elected officials, so it’s on us to hold them to an honest standard.
Listen to this episode of All Things to gain a clear understanding of some of our system’s grossest injustices and how you can begin to think, speak, and act for positive change.
"The United States is the world’s largest jailer…accounting for approximately 19% of the world’s prisoners, but only 4.25% of the world’s population… We need an examination of the machinery, not merely the product, of the criminal justice system." - Matt Martens, lawyer and author of Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal.
"The important point for the Christian in a democratic system is that, because government officials exercise power that we played a role in giving them, our duty to love carries with it a moral obligation to supervise the exercise of governmental power we conferred…You and I have a political relationship, and thus a moral proximity, to the situation.” - Matt Martens
Many thanks to this season’s sponsor, Crossway! https://www.crossway.org/ (https://www.crossway.org/)
Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal by Matt Martens: https://www.crossway.org/books/reforming-criminal-justice-hcj/ (https://www.crossway.org/books/reforming-criminal-justice-hcj/)
Keep up with Matt Martens: https://matthew-martens.com/ (https://matthew-martens.com/)
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/martensmatt1 (https://twitter.com/martensmatt1)
22 Nov 2023
The Grumbler’s Guide to Giving Thanks with Dustin Crowe
Do you find yourself grumbling about life, circumstances, work, stress? Are you quick to complain?
Do you have an established routine of giving thanks? Do you know to whom you give thanks and why that matters? What about giving thanks in the midst of a dark trial?
It’s Thanksgiving week and Dustin Crowe and Jen Oshman are diving deep into all of this. We hope you catch this episode before Thanksgiving, but if you don’t, it’ll encourage and equip you anytime of the year!
Stopping a habit of grumbling and cultivating a habit of giving thanks is always a good idea. Not to mention it improves sleep quality, blood pressure, and overall well-being! Who doesn’t want all that? So listen in!
We give thanks to our episode sponsors:
Crossway: https://www.crossway.org/
You're Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches, by Ray Ortlund, Sam Allberry - https://www.crossway.org/books/youre-not-crazy-tpb/
Dwell Differently - https://dwelldifferently.com/
Keep up with author and pastor Dustin Crowe -
On X/Twitter and Instagram - @indycrowe
www.indycrowe.com
The Grumbler's Guide to Giving Thanks: Reclaiming the Gifts of a Lost Spiritual Discipline, by Dustin Crowe - https://amzn.to/47A5Y0L
Data mentioned on this episode: https://coachfoundation.com/blog/gratitude-statistics/#:~:text
16 Nov 2023
Gender Roles, Church Mothers, and the Wide Open Arms of the Black Church with Khristi Adams
“Debates about women’s roles in the church are back in the headlines, but a lot of them leave out a large and important group of American Christians: the Black church.” - Khristi Lauren Adams, author, minister, dean, and advocate.
When we read these first lines of a recent Christianity Today article by Khristi Adams, we knew we wanted to hear more. Why do so many of our conversations about the church or the Evangelical church sideline the wisdom and experience of the Black church?
Khristi Adams graciously joins us this week to talk about church mothers, gender roles, and the wide open arms of the Black church. We barely scratch the surface, but it’s a helpful start to a lengthier conversation that would benefit all Christ followers.
Special Thanks to our Sponsor: Crossway - https://www.crossway.org/
Sunday Matters: 52 Devotionals to Prepare Your Heart for Church by Paul David Tripp - https://www.crossway.org/books/sunday...
Khristi Lauren Adams: https://khristilaurenadams.com/
Pre-Order: Womanish Theology: Discovering God through the Lens of Black Girlhood - https://amzn.to/3QEccFY
Parable of the Brown Girl: The Sacred Lives of Girls of Color - https://amzn.to/3Qzjvif
Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way - https://amzn.to/3FWxOIF
Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way (for readers ages 9-12) - https://amzn.to/47p34Ma
Resources mentioned in or related to this episode:
The Black Church - from Henry Lewis Gates Jr. - https://www.pbs.org/show/black-church/
Speech given by Jelly Roll when he won best new artist at the CMAs - https://twitter.com/KhristiLauren/sta...
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, by Jemar Tisby - https://amzn.to/479QwZs
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