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Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce

I recently listened to the audiobook,  Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce, by John Piper, read by Wayne Shepherd.  It is a brief overview of William Wilberforce's life and passion to end slavery in the late ...

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Hope in the LORD

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives ...

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Modern-day Slavery

I wrote another post about Love146 a few weeks ago, but I wanted to call attention to a specific area on their website that gives some eye-opening information about modern-day slavery in an interesting and engaging way.  It ...

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Overwhelmed

As I continue researching modern-day slavery and human trafficking, I am feeling overwhelmed again.  There is so much information and so many books, websites and organizations about this issue that I don't even know what to ...

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Justice for the Oppressed

The following Psalm brings to my mind how human traffickers prey upon the poor.  They are the wicked who sit in ambush in the villages, watching for the helpless and seizing the poor, thinking that God will never see it.  Yet ...

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Abolition in the 21st Century

I just came across a couple more websites about modern-day slavery that are worth checking out.  According to their website, The A21 Campaign "stands for abolishing injustice in the 21st century. Anyone can join - everyone ...

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Top 10 Facts About Modern-day Slavery

Slavery: forced to work without pay under threat of violence and unable to walk away. 27 million slaves in the world today. Slavery is not legal anywhere but happens everywhere. The majority of slaves can be found in India ...

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Caring for Those in Need

“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the ...

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Modern-day Slavery in America

Human trafficking is happening all over the world, including America.  Click here and here to read two recent articles about this awful tragedy in America. ...

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Oppression, Justice and Abolition

In his book Not For Sale, David Batstone writes the following: The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the extraordinary pieces of ancient wisdom literature.  The author beautifully expressed the desperation of the powerless:  “I ...

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