My hope and my dream is that the recent events in cities like Ferguson, Missouri; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Dallas, Texas, and the subsequent stories of violence and the devaluing of human life will spur people on toward change. I’m hoping that as the church ponders the crisis in the Middle East and all that groups like ISIS are doing, they will offer an alternative—a better response that draws people into the deep love of Christ, rather than the hands of hatred and killing. I’m hoping the church will remember that our repentance still hasn’t been deep enough. I am hoping we will wake up and
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