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 those who believe justice matters but aren’t sure how it fits with the faith they’ve always known. If you’re wrestling with the disconnect between Jesus and what you see in the church, you’re not alone.
I'm your host, Kristen, a woman rooted in the church, learning to reimagine faith through the lens of justice and mercy. In this season, we’ll explore the tensions between faith, justice, and identity. We’ll unpack hard questions about race, trauma, civic responsibility, and how we move forward with bold faith and radical love.
Whether you’re deconstructing, rebuilding, or simply asking honest questions, this is a space to listen, learn, and live out a justice-centered faith that’s deeply rooted in the heart of Scripture.
Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Reread, Repent, Repair: Exegesis for Everyday Disciples
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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RESOURCES:
Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list
Justice Coaching options!