Presbyterian – Red Letter Christians

Repentance and Redemption Inside the White Church

August 26, 2020

I began with Charles and asked him, “As a Choctaw man who follows Jesus on the Red Road, are there parallels that you see between the politics of the White church today and the politics of the White church in the days of the Choctaw removal?”

I Am Ashamed of the Anti-Abortion Gospel

Don Golden

May 22, 2019

Politics, Theology, Women

I’m ashamed of a gospel that forces women to carry pregnancies against their will.

The Surprising Success & Faith of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’

Emily McFarlan Miller

July 15, 2018

General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Theology

The neighborhood was symbolic of Fred Rogers’ desire for people to live together in peace, with respect and love and affirmation.

The Mosque in My Backyard

Beck Lister

October 20, 2017

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Theology

That's the funny thing about angels — you never know if they might be wearing a crucifix or a hijab.

Now on the Red Carpet: Bruce Reyes-Chow

Margot Starbuck

September 16, 2013

General, Race

SEPT 16, 2013 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- Bruce Reyes-Chow, the former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA’s 218th General...

Identifying the Language of Race and Privilege

Greg Bolt

August 2, 2013

Books, Race

Editor's Note: This post is part of the Red Letter Book Club, featuring Bruce Reyes-Chow's latest book: But I Don't See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race. After reading this book, I now deep...

Pointing Out the Elephant in Our American Family Room

Donna Curtis Bowling

August 1, 2013

Books, Race

AUGUST 1, 2013 | BY: DONNA BOWLING -- Bruce Reyes-Chow has dared to point out the elephant in our American family room, the racism...

Why This Christian Will Never Own a Gun

Bruce Reyes-Chow

August 30, 2012

General

As a Christian and a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I often struggle with Scripture and how God intends for me to live in the world. Jesus and our faith demands of us to make difficult decision...

We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States

Bruce Reyes-Chow

February 16, 2012

General

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...

Church Leaders Join Fight Against Italian Energy Giant in Rural Guatemala

Tobias Roberts

December 17, 2011

General

Tension filled the cramped, block-wall room in the Guatemalan highlands as indigenous leaders sat across from negotiators for ENEL, an Italian-based energy company building a US$228-million hydro-electric ...