Curt Campbell works for the Men of Valor prison ministry as the Jericho Project Coordinator. He spends his days inside the prison overseeing the other staff members and working with the men themselves. When we did these interviews, I was extremely impressed with Curt’s insightfulness into the way we think about doing work for God and the way it can impact prisons in the US. More importantly, he talked about the idea of doing “just enough” versus really getting seriously involved (and thereby getting seriously inconvenienced) through serving others. It hit me between the eyes and I thought, ‘yep, I’m guilty of that.’ If you’d like to see the entire Seek Social Justice lesson that features Curt and the Men of Valor ministry, watch Working Toward Justice here.
I had lunch today with Carl Carlson, the founder of Men of Valor prison ministry. I gave him a few samples of the new Seek Social Justice study that was just released (MOV is the subject of Lesson 4: Working Toward Justice), and he caught me up on what the ministry was planning for the next year. As I was leaving, he said he was going to send me an email with letters that some of the men in the Jericho project had sent to a Sunday school class where the children had made them special Christmas cards. He told me as only Carl can say (imagine a big, burly voice): “This is gonna bless you big time. I mean, big time.” I’ve included here the email he sent me. They provide a unique insight into what God is doing inside the prison: [click to continue…]
The fifth lesson in the Seek Social Justice series is probably the most sobering. We traveled to Orange County, California to explore the story of Shyima Hall, an Egyptian girl who at age 8 was sold by her parents into slavery. She was brought to the US by her Egyptian owners and kept as a housemaid for almost two years before being rescued. It is a moving story about how our state and federal agencies work with the non-profit and private sectors to ensure that individuals have the chance to live in freedom. This is something that is easy for us to forget: it is only the enforcement of good laws based on Christian principles that enables us to live in a society in which social justice can actually happen. [click to continue…]
SeekSocialJustice.com is now live and includes streaming HD versions of all six lessons. The Heritage Foundation designed the site with some great additional resources, including bonus footage from all the experts involved, spotlights on the different ministries, and suggested readings for further insight. You can watch the complete lessons streaming in HD (when viewing full [...]
When I started working on the Seek Social Justice series, I realized I needed to know more about what the Bible says concerning social justice and the poor. My friend Dr. George Grant has taught on this topic for years and written numerous books on the subject, so I knew he was a good place [...]
Chuck Colson has exceptional insight into the way work is necessary to individuals in a healthy society. In this excerpt from Seek Social Justice, he talks about how God made us in His image in order to be creative and purposeful. He recounts an experiment with work that the Nazi’s did which sheds light on [...]
Work is an important and sometimes overlooked aspect of social justice. As Genesis 2 tells us, God ordained work as part of the essential makeup of men and women. Work is a good thing; without it, both men and women (and especially men) cannot do what God created them to do. Whether by choice or [...]
One of the highlights of producing Seek Social Justice was the opportunity to interview Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Mohler is one of the great intellects of modern Christendom and consistently pushes against the prevailing culture. In this excerpt from his longer interview, he discusses how we [...]
It was a listener’s delight to interview Dr. Charles Roesel for the Seek Social Justice series. He is one of the most straight-shooting, call-it-like-it-is, this-is-the-truth-whether-you-like-it-or-not pastors I’ve ever heard. Moreover, almost everything he says is packed down tight with Biblical insight and wisdom. In this selection from his longer interview (which contains countless gems), he [...]
I had lunch today with Carl Carlson, the founder of 
