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The Beautiful Resistance: Week 10 - Retaliation & Loving your Enemies - Jessica Carolissen
We live in a culture obsessed with winning, being right, and getting the last word, but does "getting even" ever actually leave us satisfied? In this episode, we unpack Jesus’ famous (and often misunderstood) advice on "turning the other cheek" and "walking the second mile." By looking at these first-century references, we discover they weren't calls to be a doormat, but tactical ways to reclaim dignity and disrupt power struggles without using violence. It’s a challenge to move beyond the narrow circle of people who are easy to love and to start showing "enemy love" instead.
Ultimately, we…
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