{"id":5540,"date":"2015-05-05T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T11:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=5540"},"modified":"2018-07-17T18:58:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T18:58:10","slug":"the-power-of-introductions-via-bruce-strom-and-gospel-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2015\/05\/the-power-of-introductions-via-bruce-strom-and-gospel-justice.html","title":{"rendered":"“The Power of Introductions,” Via Bruce Strom and Gospel Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve featured the work of my friend and inspiration Bruce Strom, a lawyer who directs the organization Gospel Justice Initiative<\/a>, at this intersection before<\/a>. Bruce once had a cushy job as the senior partner at a corporate law firm, but he gave that away when he heard God’s call to defend those in this country who far too often find themselves without a voice or legal representation: “the poor.” Gospel Justice Initiative is all about the work of connecting churches with God’s mission to serve “the least of these,” through the establishment of legal aid clinics and church-based justice centers across this country. The goal (which was also my late granddad’s) is to see at least 1,000 such justice centers spring up nationwide with the help of mobilized churches. And slowly, gradually, this goal is coming to fruition. Bruce’s recent post <\/a>at the blog “Do Likewise” was an inspiration this morning and I share it with you in hopes that every so often you’ll check out what is happening in the realm of Gospel Justice.<\/p>\n

Because the older I get, the more I’m convinced that God’s kingdom\u2014not our own little fiefdoms\u2014is where true meaning, adventure and identity itself lie.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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