Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I wish I could recall who I first heard the following definitions from years ago, but I can't. Nevertheless, the following definitions of justice, mercy and grace have stuck with me for a long while. Here they are: Justice is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace is getting more than you …
Continue reading Our Backwards Relationship with Justice, Mercy and Grace
Very few days go by without someone complaining to me about something happening in our company's internal social network. Usually it's about a specific discussion that someone takes offense at or because they think a rule or two have been broken that requires my intervention as community manager. That goes with the territory of managing …
Justice is a good thing. Most are pleased when we see justice served, when criminals get the deserved punishment for their lawbreaking. Granted, if we are the ones breaking the law, we're more interested in seeing mercy than justice, but that's another discussion. A couple of phrases or terms come to mind that we hear …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #297: Sooner Or Later, Justice Happens
