Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
There has been no shortage of opinions offered around the U.S. and beyond following the "not guilty" verdict of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin. I don't think the world needs any more opinions on the matter of his guilt or innocence, including my own. The only truly educated opinions that matter come from those …
Continue reading So What Are You Going to Do About It? A Response to the Zimmerman Verdict
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
The following is a reflection that comes strictly from my Christian convictions, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to click somewhere else... We hear a lot about justice these days. Sometimes the context is clearly judicial in the sense of someone seeking or receiving justice for some illegal act. At other times, "justice" …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #140: Live the Difference Between Justice, Mercy and Grace
