Amos 1
I'm still in Mark Study mode, so bear with me. ^^ Amos is a shepherd from Tekoa, and he's prophesying what will happen to Israel's neighboring areas: Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon. God is bringing judgment (fire) and destruction upon these places because they've ruthlessly conquered other cities, "taking captive their communities." The words "For three sins... even for four, I will not turn back my wrath."
God is depicted as the angry, vengeful God here that smites his enemies rather than a kind, patient God. This is actually kind of comforting, because whenever someone does me wrong, I think about how God will bring justice. God is a just God, and here in Amos 1 he punishes the cities that have done wrong.
Idea for volunteering
Los Angeles Mission
They help out on Skid Row and help homeless people acquire skills to assimilate back into society. I wonder, like Stanley said, if we should just go there on our own, though... without really joining another organization.
http://losangelesmission.org/index.html
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
The First Post
Hello Stanley, Dominique, Justin, and whoever else may be reading this!
This is the first post in our social justice blog, very exciting eh?
Just to reiterate the things that we said during our dinner meeting:
- we want to raise the awareness of (the importance of ) social justice within TCF
- we want to act and not just talk
- we want to find theological backing for social justice, particularly in the books of Amos and Luke
So here are the things that we need to do:
- talk to people and see who is interested/passionate about social justice
- read the books of Amos and Luke, Amos before Luke, and post on this blog during the summer (an e-Bible study!)
- find out what are the issues or organizations that we want to get involved with next year
TCF Social Justice Group Ideas:
-one BIG event once every month or once every two months e.g. Relay for Life, Invisible Children Walk, partnering with BCF on Skid Row
-a consistent outreach event e.g. PATH
-few meetings, lots of action
-announcement or small talk about areas of social justice during HEAT
-"crash" Bible studies to do studies on social justice
Any else, feel free to add! That's why we have a blog!
This is the first post in our social justice blog, very exciting eh?
Just to reiterate the things that we said during our dinner meeting:
- we want to raise the awareness of (the importance of ) social justice within TCF
- we want to act and not just talk
- we want to find theological backing for social justice, particularly in the books of Amos and Luke
So here are the things that we need to do:
- talk to people and see who is interested/passionate about social justice
- read the books of Amos and Luke, Amos before Luke, and post on this blog during the summer (an e-Bible study!)
- find out what are the issues or organizations that we want to get involved with next year
TCF Social Justice Group Ideas:
-one BIG event once every month or once every two months e.g. Relay for Life, Invisible Children Walk, partnering with BCF on Skid Row
-a consistent outreach event e.g. PATH
-few meetings, lots of action
-announcement or small talk about areas of social justice during HEAT
-"crash" Bible studies to do studies on social justice
Any else, feel free to add! That's why we have a blog!
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