Bearing Witness to Brave Faith | Ep 72 w/ Kurt Ver Beek

What happens when love for your neighbors collides with violence and corruption? Jill sits down with Kurt to trace four decades in Honduras, how he and his wife, Joanne, listened, learned the culture, and formed ASJ to confront systemic harm with practical, proximate love. You’ll hear how a simple “next right step” (hiring an ex-cop investigator and a lawyer) helped solve homicides in their own neighborhood and dramatically decreased killings over time, and how that grassroots work later informed national efforts to reform policing and pursue justice. You’ll also hear about a historic prayer march that united Protestant and Catholic leaders and drew hundreds of thousands to pray for peace and democracy - an image of the church shoulder-to-shoulder for the good of a nation. This is a tender, courageous look at faithful presence, structural change, and why “perfect love drives out fear.” 

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SHOW NOTES

• Scripture References:

Micah 6:8
Isaiah 1:17
1 John 4:18

• Other Mentions:

ASJ Website

Buy Bear Witness Book (and more information)

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• Bible Resources:

Patreon

The Bible Project

 

The Journaling Bible I use | Bible Highlighters | Annotating Tabs | **affiliate links

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• Other Episodes That May Be Helpful:

Episode #59 Loyal in His Love: How Jesus Heals What People Break w/ Tabitha Panariso

Episode #53 Faith Isn’t Fragile w/ Erin Moon

Episode #51 More Than a Sunday Thing: Part 1

Episodes #47 Safe Spaces and Our Last 2% with Mackenzie Cook

Episode #54 Joy, Intentionality and Uncomfortable Truths

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