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
The Advent of Justice: Joy for a Weary World
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In the third week of Advent, we turn toward joy, but not the surface-level version we’re often handed. Isaiah 61 and Jesus’ first public declaration in Nazareth reveal a different kind of joy: joy rooted in liberation, healing, and God’s restoring presence among those who carry the heaviest burdens.
Kristen explores:
- Isaiah’s vision of joy as God lifting what crushes the poor and the brokenhearted
- Why Jesus chose Isaiah 61 to declare His mission and why it nearly got Him thrown off a cliff
- How joy and justice are inseparable in Scripture
- The political implications of joy in a climate shaped by fear, exclusion, and power
- The witness of Hanukkah and what it teaches Christians about holding hope in the shadows of empire
- A real Advent practice: stand with someone pushed to the margins, especially when it stretches your comfort
Whether you’re carrying grief, exhaustion, shifting faith, or the weight of the world, this episode offers a grounded, honest invitation into the kind of joy Isaiah promised and Jesus embodied - joy strong enough for weary people in a weary world.
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1–3, Luke 4:16–21, Philippians 2
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