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Restorative Justice Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 21:33, 34 “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,…
. Presbyterians Week Headlines . [1] Christian Observer for March 2009 [2] Care Net Condemns President Obama’s Directive to Force Medical Professionals to Refer Patients to Abortionists and to Perform Abortions [3] Christian Defense Coalition Director Comments on Presidential Nomination…
Obligatory Justice Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Leviticus 19:13 “The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.” Pay what you owe. A second aspect of justice according to the…
Preventive Justice Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Exodus 22:5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution…
Defining Justice The Eighth Commandment Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19 “You shall not steal.” Romans 3:26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith…
by Dr. Chuck Baynard My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Coping with the death of someone close: I am sure many will identify with the “bad” parts of this illustration. It is my hope and prayer you…
Republished with the Christian Observer’s thanks and with the permission of the author, H. Neely Gaston, Executive Vice President of Erskine Theological Seminary, and of the ARP (Associate Reformed Presbyterian) Magazine, where the article was published in two parts in…
Reviewed by the Rev. Chuck Huckaby By Stetzer, Stanley, and Hayes Published by Lifeway, February 1, 2009 Hardback, 240 pp. List Price: $17.99 . A hallmark of classical pastoral care in the Reformed tradition has always been to know…
The $787 billion Economic Stimulus Bill now signed into law has $106 billion earmarked for education. The spending bill pays for special education, building repair, new schools, bilingual education, and many other things as it places the government increasingly…
. March 1, 1457 the Unity of the Brethren began. Better known as Moravians, the original Protestant Church was a product of John Huss a follower of John Wycliffe, born in Southern Bohemia in 1369. The Council of Constance excommunicated…