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Love Your Enemies
We see conflict all around us. We align ourselves on different sides of the fight in battles of politics, religion, justice, and too often, we let that conflict morph from a dignified defense of something good into a dehumanizing attack on the people we don’t agree with. It’s tearing us apart. But Jesus offered us an alternative as an example — and his solution wasn’t to grow apathetic and avoid the conflict altogether. He showed us something else entirely, a third way. His response to the ever-increasing volume of hate and conflict was love. Not just any love — confounding, sacrificial, selfless love. You see, Jesus still stood up for what he believed in. He defended the defenseless, spoke up on behalf of the voiceless, even flipped a few tables, but in everything he did, he first moved with love toward the people he disagreed with. What if we tried to love our enemies the way Jesus loved his? How would it change the tenor of our conflicts and our conversations?
Jesus and the Woman at the Well
To her, Jesus was a man who was breaking all sorts of boundaries to talk to her. To him, it seems she was worthy of so much more respect and kindness than anyone ever showed her. It might not seem like much, but this unlikely conversation set the stage for Jesus to live out and share his message of radical love and selflessness and to invite the most unlikely of people to play a part in it all.
The Making of “Refugee”
These behind-the-scenes interviews provide valuable insight into the experiences and harsh realities that refugees face every day. The same nearly insurmountable odds that Jesus and his parents faced 2,000 years ago as they were seeking refuge in Egypt, outside of their homeland.
Who is My Neighbor?
Jesus’ belief was simple and unfiltered — everyone is a neighbor. What if we viewed those we don’t notice, value, or welcome as our neighbors and treated them accordingly?
He Gets Us Presents: Who is Your Neighbor?
He Gets Us interviews people on the street to explore their definition of a neighbor and how Jesus expanded its meaning.
