Salt of the Earth
Editor's Note: originally posted on 3/28/24 at The Jaded Evangelical blog.
The following blog post was originally posted on my blog, “Letters t...
The Myth of Silence
A teacher once gave a balloon to all of his students, told them to blow it up and write their names on it. Then, he had them throw the balloons in the...
It’s Complicated: A Different Liturgy for Mother’s Day
Editor's Note: This piece initially posted on the RLC blog on May 6, 2020.
You don't need me to tell you that Mother's Day is complicated for m...
The Gospel with a Humanizing Instinct
An acquaintance from my evangelical past recently posted on social media the fable of Einstein as a young university student undermining the arguments...
Burnt Out for Jesus?
It was 2019. At work, I was newly-appointed to my role and trying to lead a national communications department of a Christian missionary organisation ...
The Ballot and the Movement: Reflections on the Uncommitted Movement
Many of us have heard about the recent movement in the Democratic presidential primary to encourage voters across the country to vote uncommitted. The...
“For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir” Excerpt
Being a Sister is a form of radical discipleship of Jesus Christ, I figure. It is how I can live in a committed intentional community long-term with l...
Addiction and the Ministry of the Body of Christ
Every morning, I wake up and read the obituaries. That may seem like an odd way to greet the day, but I am a pastor who has a deep calling to walk wit...
Three Years Ago We Stopped Harper Collins/Zondervan from Publishing the “God Bless the USA” Bible
Editor's Note: This piece was first published on Jemar Tisby's Substack, Footnotes by Jemar Tisby, on March 27, 2024 and is reprinted here with permis...
Josh Garrels and the Cowardice of Evangelicals
In this article, I discuss how a prominent Christian musician’s trajectory away from engagement in the world is emblematic of a growing part of modera...