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 and social responsibility, focusing on how Christians might respond when 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 middle of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus about salvation. John 3:18 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 who grapple with the profound moral implications of military service. 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 Luther King Jr. have made it a foundational concept for 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 overlooked, and the wicked prosper. Scripture does not shy away Read more
Lesallan | October 23, 2025 When Conscience Demands Resistance: A Christian Case for Principled Civil Disobedience Civil disobedience is the intentional, public, nonviolent refusal to obey particular laws, decrees, or commands of a government in order to bring attention to perceived injustice and to prompt legal or moral reform (Geisler, Read more
Lesallan | October 22, 2025Ohio Christian UniversityPHL2100 Ethics (ONL25F3A)Professor Mark Godbold This discussion explains how individuals with opposing ethical views can engage in productive dialogue, applies those principles to a difficult real-life encounter at the author’s Aurora, MO apartment, and evaluates which elements produced constructive or destructive outcomes. The discussion Read more
Christian Ethics and Civil Disobedience: A Graded-Absolutist Response to Unjust Law A local law believed to be unconstitutional and unjust presents a pressing moral dilemma, especially for Christians who must balance obedience to civil authority with obedience to God; Norman L. Geisler’s treatment of civil disobedience offers a framework for Read more
Lesallan | October 19, 2025 Prayer for Sunday, October 19, 2025 — For Fear and Loss Holy God, steadying presence in every season, we come today weighed by fear and acquainted with loss. Hold us when our hands tremble, speak peacefully where our nights are restless, and lift the fog Read more
Lesallan | October 18, 2025 Personal Journal Entry: Euthanasia Human life is a sacred gift from God that deserves protection and compassionate care from conception to natural death. The Christian objection to euthanasia is based on the belief that all individuals are made in God’s image, granting them intrinsic worth Read more