Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Jesus, Justice & Mercy
Bold faith, radical love, and justice for the church.
Welcome to Jesus, Justice & Mercy — a podcast for Christians who sense that justice matters but feel the tension between Jesus and much of what they see practiced in the church.
If you’re wrestling with inherited faith, questions that don’t have easy answers, or the growing gap between the Gospel and the world we’re navigating, you’re not alone.
I’m your host, Kristen Brock, rooted in the church and committed to following Jesus with honesty, courage, and compassion. Each season, we engage Scripture, history, and lived experience to explore the intersections of faith, justice, and discipleship. We talk about race, trauma, power, civic responsibility, and the ways faith has been both a source of harm and a force for healing.
Whether you’re deconstructing, rebuilding, or simply learning to ask better questions, this is a space for thoughtful reflection, faithful wrestling, and a faith shaped by justice, deeply rooted in Scripture.
Episodes
Just Left of Centered: Black Theology, Liberation & the Gospel
Take a Break: Hamilton, Sabbath, and the Resistance of Rest
Risky Business: It's Not Just an '80s Movie; Just Ask Esther
Episode 50 | MLK Bonus: What King Said About People Like Me
Ready or Not: The Year Courage Stops Being Optional
Discipleship on Fire: Season 3 Trailer
2026: The Year the Planner Didn’t Save Us
The Advent of Justice: Love Comes to the Margins | God With Us
The Advent of Justice: Joy for a Weary World
The Advent of Justice: Peace that Disarms
The Advent of Justice: Hope in the Dark
Truth With a Side of Potatoes: Thanksgiving Bonus Episode
Fault Lines: When Religion Fails Us and God Shows Up Anyway
Weapons Down: What God Requires for a Faith at War with Itself
Noise Complaint: When Worship Gets Loud but Justice Goes Silent
The Gospel According to Empire: And the Jesus Who Refused to Preach It
Prophet? Please.: Rethinking prophecy, courage, and how to follow love’s voice in fearful times
Reread, Repent, Repair: Exegesis for Everyday Disciples
Jesus Isn’t Running for Office: Because God Doesn’t Need Political Power to Bring His Kingdom
Holy Ghosting: Faithful but Left Behind
Holy Sawdust: Because Building the Kingdom gets Messy
Jesus Made Me Do It: The Spiritual Work of Unlearning
Half a Gospel Is No Gospel at All: Liberation for the poor, resisted by the powerful
Tariffs of Faith: The Price of Justice-Rooted Discipleship
When Faith Refuses to Whitewash: Candice Zakariya on Justice and Discipleship