{"id":15,"date":"2010-03-09T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/2010\/03\/09\/the-relevance-of-the-bible-for-life-today-justice\/"},"modified":"2010-05-05T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T14:27:31","slug":"the-relevance-of-the-bible-for-life-today-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/the-relevance-of-the-bible-for-life-today-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Relevance of the Bible for Life Today:  Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is justice?  How can we be more just people, and a more just church?  These questions seem acute in our time, as American Christians have access to unprecedented wealth and power while so many of our brothers and sisters sometimes lack even daily bread.  As <a href=\"http:\/\/deimos3.apple.com\/WebObjects\/Core.woa\/Browse\/acu.edu.3487686995\">this<\/a> new series of podcasts tries to show, the Bible offers a profound and eminently workable approach to changing our own lives &#8212; our attitudes, behaviors, values, and desires &#8212; so as to become more just people.  I hope you enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/deimos3.apple.com\/WebObjects\/Core.woa\/Browse\/acu.edu.3487686995\" target=\"_blank\">this series<\/a> and welcome your comments or questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acu.edu\/academics\/gst\/faculty\/hamilton.html\">Dr. Mark W. Hamilton<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Old Testament and<br \/>\nAssociate Dean<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acu.edu\/gst\" target=\"_blank\">ACU Graduate School of Theology<\/a><br \/>\nAbilene, TX 79699<br \/>\nEditor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transformingwordcommentary.com\/\">The Transforming Word<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is justice? 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