repentance – Red Letter Christians

The Beloved Community and the Heresy of White Replacement: How “Beyoncé Mass” Gave Me Hope After the Buffalo massacre

May 17, 2022

"...over the opening notes of Beyoncé’s “Halo,” which preceded communion, Rev. Dr. Norton also offered these words of hope: Repentance is not a one-time thing, but a developmental process, a journey that requires a confrontational truth-telling. The liberation and healing of the oppressed. Repentance and conversion of the oppressor. The building of the beloved community."

When Legal Is Unjust, Prophetic Resistance Is Required

Bob Ekblad

December 31, 2020

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Presidential pardons of soldiers and US Government contractors guilty of war crimes, billions of dollars in benefits for the rich and powerful tucked away in the 5,000 + page Congressional Relief Bill, and Federal death row executions grieve me deeply, demonstrating the ongoing relevancy of the words of OT prophets: 'Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away . . . '

Kingdom of God, Kingdoms of Men

Robyn Dyba

December 21, 2020

Church Life, General, Politics

The Evangelical Church’s support of a president who counters the life and teachings of Jesus actually makes sense when you take Jesus out of the equation.

For Every Time: A Prayer for Moral Revival

Benjamin Boswell

September 1, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race, Revival

For every time we preached about the blood of Jesus and did not talk about the blood of Breonna Taylor…George Floyd…Ahamad Arbury…Jacob Blake…and so many more…[Say all their names!]. We repent and we turn toward justice.

Repentance and Redemption Inside the White Church

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 26, 2020

General, Politics, Theology

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?”