Walking Through the Fire

This week I’ve been reflecting deeply on the idea of justice — not in a cultural sense, but in a biblical one. A while back, I preached a message titled  “Social Justice?”  rooted in Jesus’ call for His followers to love as He loved. That love, as we talked about, is never meant to stay stagnant. It's a verb — it moves outward. It takes action. And in Scripture, God consistently challenges His people to care for the most vulnerable: the widow, the orphan, and yes — the foreigner or stranger among us. That teaching has been on my heart again this week, especially as I think about our worship pastor, Bruno, and his wife, Gabi. Many of you know them and have been blessed by their ministry. What you may not know is the incredibly difficult, expensive, and often confusing journey they have been on trying to navigate the immigration process. Their story is deeply personal, and I won’t try to summarize it here, but they’ve written it down — raw and honest — and I encourage you to rea...