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As My Friend Said That When People Say The Church Is Full Of Hypocrites, He Says We Always Have Room For More.

Biological Family Is Too Small Of A Vision. Patriotism Is Far Too Myopic. A Love For Our Own Relatives And A Love For The People Of Our Own Country Are Not Bad Things, But Our Love Does Not Stop At The Border.

We Think Of Justice Sometimes As Getting What You Deserve, You Know  -  what Crime Was Committed And What Is The Punishment For That Crime. That's How A Lot Of The Criminal Justice Works. But God's Justice Is Restorative, So It's Not As Interested In Those Same Questions Of "what Did They Do Wrong?" And "what Is The Punishment For That?" It's More About What Harm Was Done And How Do We Heal That Harm, And That's A Much More Redemptive Version. So, It Definitely Doesn't Turn A Blind Eye To Harm, But It Does Say We Want To Heal The Wounds Of That.

We Have A Relational Problem With Those Who Are Suffering Or Who Are Different From Us. All Of Us Are Most Comfortable Around People Who Are Like Us Culturally And Economically.

The More I Travel, The More I See How Important It Is To Each Population To See That Their History Of The Good And The Bad Is Remembered By Others.