Kony 2012 Part II
Might this man be stopped differently than Osama bin Laden because of international outcries for justice. Instead of an assassination of his physical body we can assassinate his character, embolden the defenseless, encourage the enslaved to escape, and capture Kony.
For God hears the cries of people.
Listening to shame
Brene’ Brown does it again, but this time she’s on the big stage. Her follow up to her TEDx talk on vulnerability is once again a surgically precise analysis of what haunts the human heart. While she does not wax-theological it is not difficult for those of us who are determined to free the world from the power and curse of sin to see the connection. Shame is sin’s executioner that kills the soul slowly. When Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead He not only defeated death and sin, but He freed us from the executioner’s grasp.
To quote Brennan Manning, “God loves you as you are, not as you should be.”
I am a victim and an assailant. I have been abused and have been the abuser. I have been lied to and I have been the liar. On one hand I can point out the road you should travel and on the other hand I can choose a different road. I would rather hide than be seen, and yet wish to be known and loved. Many come to ask for my advice, and I am often the last one to take it.
The good news is that Jesus died for me anyway.
He died for you anyway.
We no longer must die at the hand of Sin’s executioner, but can live abundantly joyful even in the face of death.
Thanks be to God!
Kony 2012 on CNN
The Kony 2012 movement has caught fire and landed the Invisible Children organization on CNN, CBS News, and even in the context of the White House press briefing. There have been some folks who have brought up questions about the financial stewardship of this organization. They are legitimate questions. Here is their answer.