David Best

David Best is a recording artist, inspirational speaker & award-winning author who has inspired thousands of people in over 24 countries to Be Your Best Today.

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Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.

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Using grace, humor, and intelligence, confront the party with a list of injustices and a plan for addressing and resolving these injustices  Look for what is positive in every action and statement the opposition makes.

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For Lewis, the Beloved Community gave expression to all he longed for – making the teachings of Jesus alive in the present day.

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Truthfully -- due to death, disagreements, distance or personal choices -- even friends can "come and go like seasons changing."

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#Seasons #GodSSteadfastLove #WinterSolsticeSignals #PersonalChoices

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The winter solstice signals the ending of fall/autumn and beginning of winter.

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Here's a brief (2 minutes) video featuring Scripture and artwork for Thanksgiving

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A Good Day to Give Thanks: https://t.co/s1KDgda2Wh

#Thanksgiving #UnitedStatesCelebrates #VideoFeaturingScripture #RssFeed #FederalHoliday

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The nonviolent resister seeks to defeat evil not people.

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For Dr. King, The Beloved Community was not a lofty utopian goal but a realistic, achievable one.

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Gather vital information from all sides of the argument or issue to increase your understanding of the problem and become an expert on your opponent’s position.

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The purpose of nonviolence is the creation of the Beloved Community

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Although not all who seek to build the Beloved Community are Christians, King clearly understood what he did as flowing directly from his faithfulness to the Christian gospel.

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#TheBelovedCommunity #BuildingBelovedCommunity

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Using grace, humor, and intelligence, confront the party with a list of injustices and a plan for addressing and resolving these injustices  Look for what is positive in every action and statement the opposition makes.

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#MartinLutherKing

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The nonviolent resister has deep faith that justice will eventually win.

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For Dr. King, this meant accepting the “spiritual discipline of bearing peace witness to the cross of Jesus Christ in a violent nation.”  (Marsh: 2)

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Eliminate/confess hidden motives and prepare yourself to accept suffering, if necessary, in your work for justice.

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Nonviolent love does not sink to the level of the hater

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The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil Rights Movement to Today by Charles Marsh

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These are actions taken to morally force the opponent to work with you in resolving the injustices.

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Final season in the Christian calendar cycle of Light

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#epiphanytide #epiphanyseason #ChristianCalendar #GoodNews #ChristianHolidays