Lesallan | October 26, 2025 Balancing Justice and Mercy: Vengeance and What God Will Do The impulse toward vengeance is a profound human response to injury and injustice, yet Scripture consistently assigns ultimate retribution to God while calling believers to Read more
Lesallan | October 26, 2025 Righteous Compassion: When Justice Meets Mercy When I read this week’s scriptures, I am struck by how God upholds both justice and mercy as essential to human life and moral response. Genesis teaches that human Read more
By Les Allan | October 26, 2025 The Evilness in the World of Social Media Social media is one of the most powerful tools of our age. It can connect families across miles, spread encouragement in seconds, and give a Read more
Lesallan | October 26, 2025 Civil Disobedience as Discipleship: A Christian Ethical Reflection The question of civil disobedience has long pressed upon the Christian conscience, raising the tension between honoring civil authorities and remaining faithful to God’s higher moral law. Read more
Lesallan | October 25, 2025 Christian Ethical Reflection on Civil Disobedience Civil disobedience has always been a subject that presses deeply on my conscience as a believer. I find myself wrestling with the tension between honoring the civil authorities God Read more
Thought Journal Entry — Lesallan | October 25, 2025 Civil disobedience — the act of intentionally breaking a law to protest injustice — presents a challenging ethical dilemma for Christians. Throughout this week, I have explored the intersection of faith Read more
Lesallan | October 24, 2025 Since every book of the New Testament has its own chapter and verse numbering, there are several “3:18” verses. The one most people think of first is John 3:18, because it sits right in the Read more
Listening at the Crossroads: Faith, Conscience, and the Question of War Lesallan | October 24, 2025 Pastoral Reflection on Military Service This piece serves as a thoughtful exploration of the delicate role mentors and pastors play in guiding young individuals Read more
Civil disobedience—defined as the intentional, public, and often non-violent violation of particular laws to protest perceived injustices at the nexus of ethics, law, and social change. In the Western tradition, figures such as Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Read more
“Injustice, when endured without surrender, becomes the forge of justice—where the soul learns what laws forget, and truth finds voice in the silence of the wronged.” ~Lesallan There are seasons when injustice reigns unchecked—when the righteous are silenced, the humble Read more