The great statesman Edmund Burke famously said, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Time to get indignant about the injustice and sin around us. Luke,
Daniel, and the rest can't do it alone. It's a team effort. What forms
of oppression do you see around you?
How can we start to get our mind around some of these daunting issues? This AOM article Developing the Heroic Imagination sums it up nicely. Of
course, "Heroes for Hire" has something of a mercenary sound to it, but
the idea is simply a call to action, to seek ways to address the
systemic social evils around us. There's no money in talking someone
down from the ledge. We're pro bono, but proactive too. Do some
research on your city - what kind of crimes and cruelty are perpetuated
in the shadows?
We're about addressing the roots of injustice
in society, not getting distracted by just treating the symptoms.
Whether talking about teenage prostitution or juvenile delinquency,
behind all the statistics the elephant in the room is the issue
of fatherlessness. We take the fight there, and we'll see lives
changed. Examine yourself, think of people you know around you that are
being affected by it, and consider programs out there like Donald
Miller's work - The Mentoring Project
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