Now the other myth that gets around is the idea that legislation cannot really solve the problem and that it has no great role to play in this period of social change because you’ve got to change the heart and you can’t change the heart through legislation. You can’t legislate morals. The job must be [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The Law Cannot Make a Man Love Me But It Can Keep Him from Lynching Me
Posted in Martin Luther King, persecution, racism on September 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Church Must Love Through Word and Deed
Posted in Timothy Keller on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Regardless of our political views, it is indisputable that millions of people who once looked to the government will now need service and aid from churches and other agencies. The church will be forced by demographics to see what the Bible has always said. Love cannot be only expressed through talk, but through word and [...]
Homeless Children
Posted in homelessness on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[Homeless children] are either desperate for attention, wildly aggressive or totally withdrawn. They will bite and kick and then hug you, or they won’t talk at all. Unless kids like this can be reassured the world is safe, they are likely to be criminals by 12. By 14, they may kill.
–A pediatrician who tends homeless [...]
