The Use of Violence to Advance Political Goals
Distressingly, the language of spiritual warfare has transitioned into the sort of religious rhetoric that lends support to literal civil war, or at least religiously sanctioned violence.
On Evangelical Conspiracy Theories
The conspiracy theory maintains the fear that fuels white supremacy. It grants power to those who have craved it all their lives. It maintains power for those who had always had it. It protects money. It creates divisions. It discourages investigation. It denies that all people were created in the Image of God. It gives people permission to believe in ungodly means to a possible God-endorsed end. Even though Jesus himself reminded his followers that demonic forces do not promote God’s goodness.
Why I’m Voting for the First Time in 28 Years
For Republicans and white Christians who feel like they would be losing something by not voting in line with the Republican party: more is at stake in the 2020 election than simple party loyalty. The moral rectitude of our nation and the spiritual integrity of our faith is at risk.
For These Next Seven Days: A Prayer for Those Filled With Dread
Let not our hearts sink into anxiety and dread by the unceasing spin cycle of 24 hour news or the bread and circuses of the imperial intrigue. Instead . . .
The Priority of Peaceableness in a Disruptive Election
Some individuals who have fled countries internally disrupted by bloody violence have warned that what they see taking place in the U.S. is troublingly similar to what they saw happening in their own countries. Warning lights are flashing
Jesus Isn’t on the Ballot. That Doesn’t Mean Christians Can Opt Out.
We had some solid ideas for serious change in America back then. Like putting the Amish in charge of Homeland Security and melting all of our weapons into garden tools and enacting the biblical year of Jubilee, where property is redistributed and financial debts are forgiven. We were dead serious about some of those ideas (and still are). A lot has changed
On Trump Supporters and Good Fruit
Trump was acknowledging that his followers have less of a commitment to basic morality and common decency than they have to him.
Jesus Didn’t Practice Identity Politics
"Instead of actively mobilizing we become passively immobilized."
Who’s an Evangelical and Who Gets to Decide?
Evangelicals represented in the media are hardly representative
For the Sake of the World
The world desperately needs a brave and humble "third way."