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The attention that justice has received in recent years is not a trend, but it can be traced to the pages of the Bible. Justice is grounded in the love of a triune God who time and time again shows his love and compassion for the poor, the vulnerable, the marginalized, and the disenfranchised.

Religious beliefs and practice also play a role in attitudes toward suicide. Those with evangelical beliefs are more likely than those without evangelical beliefs to say suicide is selfish (48% v. 35%) and automatically leads to hell (39% v. 18%).

Once cleared by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the adult migrants the ministry serves arrive at a nearby bus station where they can catch a ride to their destination city. It is there that Navarro and his church greet the weary travelers.

Consider a plea for some older leaders not to get off the bus but to aggressively make room for young leaders at the front.

“Christ gives leaders to his people for their joy, which turns the world’s paradigm and suspicions about leadership upside down.”

My guess is that for most of us, this manifesto of Jesus’s kingship sounds attractive.

“Jesus chose the cross so that the curtain could be torn and we could live eternally with him.”

Not long ago, I compared the list of growing, influential churches in the United States over a timespan of just under half a century (46 years).