Articles - Social Justice

We live in a world in which injustice is all around us. Injustice that can seem a far cry from the mercy of Jesus. Yet, the gospel has something to say to those that have suffered injustice, those that do injustice, and those that see injustice. Neither injustice nor the resulting wounds have the last word. There is healing available. There is reparation for the victim. But it can only be experienced by freshly appropriating the good news, clinging to the cross rather than to our injury.

This week during the Christmas season we’re highlighting two organizations we’d love to encourage people to support.

Today we’re introducing you to Covenant Mercies, a gospel-centered nonprofit organization serving the poor, the orphan, the widow, and others facing severe adversity. Doug Hayes blogs regularly for Na and is the executive director of Covenant Mercies. We love Doug’s understanding of how the gospel informs social action.

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What is the mission of the church? Are God’s people called to evangelize the lost by preaching the gospel and calling people to repentance? Or are we to spend our time and resources ministering to the needs of the poor? Are these two activities even meant to be distinguished from one another? Is the gospel preached when we act in harmony with the mercy and justice of God? Are the…

Social justice is a popular catchphrase these days. Everyone knows that it’s right to care for the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized. And beautiful people like Brad & Angelina make it more fashionable by the day. This is a wonderful evidence of common grace that deserves to be celebrated, but social justice without orthodoxy is just watered-down niceness. As disciples of Christ, our longings for justice and mercy are…

This post is from guest blogger, Doug Hayes. Doug leads Covenant Mercies a “non-profit organization established for the purpose of serving the poor, the orphan, the widow, and others facing severe adversity.” The photo was taken by David Sacks in Uganda as a part of a limited edition series known as Portraits of Hope.

What are biblical truths that can guide us in our involvement in social justice…

This post is from guest blogger, Doug Hayes. Doug leads Covenant Mercies a “non-profit organization established for the purpose of serving the poor, the orphan, the widow, and others facing severe adversity.”

When it comes to compassion for the poor, most of us sincerely care--it’s just that we often act like six month-olds. Before you write that off as a gratuitous insult, humor me by trying a little…