LDS Presentation
Transcript: “Freedom is not a quality of man...it is not a possession, a presence, an object, nor is it a form of existence--but a relationship and nothing else. In truth, freedom is a relationship between two persons. Being free means "being free for the other," because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Creation and Fall Timing Matthew 25:1-13 "what transitional justice requires: some commitment to truth and reconciliation." Bryan Stevenson "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me" and "whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." C A I N Matthew 25:31-46, The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Care for God's People "We can either keep doing what we are doing, or we can try a novel approach. An approach that has not been utilized nearly often enough but one we have good reason to think will be effective." "If we can stop talking past each other and instead talk to each other; I believe change is possible." Yancey, Beyond Racial Division Understand and challenge... gender bias Leadership racial bias "Christians know little about biblical justice, despite its prominence in the scriptures... large swaths of the church still do not see 'doing justice' as part of their calling as individual believers" Keller, "A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice Theory" societal norms ” "Instead of slowing down for fear of what is ahead, keep your foot on the gas pedal until you have made a decision." Sandberg, Lean in for Graduates Yancey by Piper Crandall "To see work in our "DNA," our design, is part of what it means to grasp the Christian understanding of freedom." Keller, Every Good Endeavor Timing Faithfulness Parable of the Ten Talents Care for God's People Parable of the Sheep and the Goats "I want to persuade you that thirty is not the new twenty precisely because we settle down later than we used to. What this has done is made the twenties not an irrelevant downtime but a developmental sweet spot that comes only once. "Later the others also came. 'Lord, Lord,' they said, 'open the door for us!' But he replied, 'Truly, I tell you, I don't know you. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or hour." Timing Parable of the Ten Brides Matthew 25:1-13 Jay, The Defining Decade Stewardship & Matthew 25 "Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things." Matthew 25:14-30, Parable of the Ten Talents Faithfulness "Life is never perfect. We all live in some form of Option B." Sandberg, Option B "the novice mindset is the belief that we grow continuously through fearless, deliberate practice." Eckert, The Novice Advantage