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“Indeed, the claim that God simply IS love makes our IMITATION of God’s love dependent on our EXPERIENCE of God’s love “ 1 John 2:7, p137

Re Psalms: “These Psalmic scripts play a unique role in moving us beyond knowing what justice requires to becoming the just people of God.” P77

“Because until we learn to feast for fear of the Lord, to eat in ways that cultivate the kind of character that knows how to give and receive in community, we will fail to join with God in bringing justice to victory.” P75

“Segregated lives lead to hearts segregated from the needs of our neighbors. Unjust structures generate the vice of apathy toward injustice that sustains those structures.” Quoted McRorie, p63

I'm so grateful for this book--the author taught and preached at my church for many years, and it's a gift to know that the topic is not only well-taught but also well-lived.