Are the founding fathers and mothers of your nation depicted with a sword or gun in hand? Or do we choose to ignore our complicated origin stories?
Sometimes it’s right to fight in the face of oppression and freedom doesn’t come on a plate - but what happened when we glorify generals and prioritize weapons over words? Who are the leaders of our past and what are the values we are taking from them as we forge our path ahead, with hopes for more peace and less war, more love and less hatred?
The Book of Judges (or are they champions?) invites us to question our history, heres and heroines, then and now. What are the makings of a leader?
Welcome to the Book of Judges. More to come. With curiosity and hope.
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