Thought for the week

Tag: arrest

The justice and mercy of God

Many people in our world cry out for justice. More than 3 million people in the world have been imprisoned without trial. Autocratic leaders in China and Russia silence all dissent, arresting and imprisoning political opponents and denying them justice. In China more than a million Uyghur Muslims are detained in ”re-education” camps” and hundreds…

May 23, 2022
When the Prince of Glory died

The death of Jesus Christ on a Roman cross was both a tragedy and a triumph. It was tragic that after all the remarkable events of his 3-year ministry, Jesus was rejected by the religious leaders and people. Jesus had taught great crowds who came gladly to hear him. He had healed many people from…

April 11, 2022
Being given time to change

The murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by police during an arrest in Minneapolis has appalled people around the world. George was arrested after a shop keeper alleged he had paid with a counterfeit $20 note. George died because one of the four police officers who arrived at the scene knelt on his…

April 26, 2021