Holy Spirit – Red Letter Christians

A High Churchman Feels the Spirit Moving

February 6, 2024

Church Life, Interfaith, LGBTQ+, Revival, Theology

There was to be no clapping in church. No clapping during music. No clapping when a child was baptized. No clapping when an award was presented or when a couple was celebrating an anniversary. There was to be n...

The First Letters in Red

Stephen Carey

August 6, 2019

Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

The audience for the first letters in red was the devil.

Dear Conservative Evangelical Christian, Answer Me This

Chris Kratzer

March 5, 2018

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

I want to believe that moral character, sacrifice, decency, and goodness are important to you...But every time you have an opportunity to take up your cross and show me, it seems as if you are more interested in prospering white, male, heterosexual, right-wing, conservative power and privilege.

Holy Week is a Good Time to Get Arrested with Jesus

Jarrod McKenna

April 10, 2014

General, Immigration & Refugees

APRIL 10, 2014 | BY: JARROD MCKENNA -- “If ever there was a peaceful protest, this was it.” These are not the words of an activist...

The 'Other Gospel' was easier

Brad Chilcott

November 5, 2013

Church Life, General, Theology

NOV 5, 2013 | BY: BRAD CHILCOTT -- It was easier to be on about that other gospel. Easier to preach about, easier to get people to sign...

Good Weeds: The Gospel as a Good Contagion

Morf Morford

September 14, 2012

Church Life, Theology

CS Lewis used to describe the Gospel as ‘a good contagion’. I would describe the continuing emergence or out-working of the Gospel as the equivalent of good weeds. No matter how much solid legalism, suffocatin...

Pentecost Sunday and Another Manic Monday

Shane Claiborne

June 13, 2011

General

This past weekend Christians around the world celebrated one of our holiest holi- days – Pentecost. Pentecost meaning “fifty days” is celebrated seven weeks after Easter (hence the 50), and marks the birthday...

Pentecost: The Coming of the Wild Goose

Jim Wallis

June 12, 2011

General

Today is Pentecost. For 50 days, a group of 120 followers of Jesus waited. Their teacher, for whom they had left all they had, was now gone. Judas, one of their own, betrayed their master and then killed...

Staying Alive to do Justice

Tony Campolo

February 8, 2011

General

I try to start each day by setting aside about twenty minutes for centering prayer. I empty my mind of the hundred-and-one things that are apt to start spinning in my head the moment I wake up. Then, focusin...