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.
Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Reread, Repent, Repair: Exegesis for Everyday Disciples
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How we read Scripture shapes how we live it. In this episode, Kristen walks through exegesis, learning how to think with the Bible, not just what to think. We start with why names and narratives matter (think Columbus Day → Indigenous Peoples’ Day), then watch Jesus reframe a weaponized text in John 8. From there, Kristen equips you with the 6 C’s (Context, Characters, Canon, Christ, Community, Consequence), quick skills, red flags, and a 60-second demo on Jeremiah 29:11. The invitation: reread, repent, repair, and discover faith that moves from control to liberation, from proof-texts to good news.
Scriptures
- John 8:1–11 — Jesus and the woman caught in adultery
- Matthew 5–7; Luke 4:16–21 — Jesus’ baseline for reading and living
- Jeremiah 29:1–14 — hope in exile
- Galatians 5:22-23 — the fruit test
- Micah 6:8; Hosea 6:6 — mercy/justice over ritual
In this episode
- Why interpretation is never neutral (naming = narrating)
- Exegesis vs. eisegesis (how to think, not what to think)
- Case study: how Jesus disarms a weaponized text (John 8)
- The 6 C’s for everyday reading
- Quick skills, red flags, and a fast demo (Jer 29:11)
- Why this matters: from control to liberation
The 6 C’s
- Context: Zoom out & zoom in—genre, audience, history, paragraph flow.
- Characters (Power): Who’s acting/acted upon? Who’s protected or exposed?
- Canon: Let Scripture interpret Scripture; keep the center on love/Jesus.
- Christ: Hold every reading up to Jesus’ life, teaching, cross & resurrection.
- Community: Borrow eyes beyond your bubble—especially from the margins.
- Consequence (Fruit): If lived, who is healed or harmed? Check the fruit.
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Here’s to a faith that tells the truth, refuses silence in the face of harm, and follows Jesus all the way into healing and justice.
RESOURCES:
Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list
Justice Coaching options!