Onward Christian Soldiers
Attending church services around the 4th of July always makes me uneasy.
The Pledge of Allegiance to Each Other
With neighbors and strangers alike, we can build a better nation that aspires for more than just idolatrous worship or greatness.
American Jesus
JULY 6, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN JARNICK -- I pray that we can get back to a Christianity that's less about the politics of America and more...
Prophet or Patriot
JULY 4, 2014 | BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- Why does it seem like we have to choose between being a prophet or a patriot? Dr. King was...
Singing Praise to God, Not America
JUNE 30, 2014 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- There is an often told apocryphal story of the little boy in a worship service who was seated beside...
July 4th – Independence Day: A Day to Weep, Mourn, and Fast
JULY 4, 2013 | BY: JOHN MITCHELL -- On this Independence Day we, the church, should remember the slaughtered innocents of lost...
Flag Extremism and Christian Practice
JULY 4, 2013 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- It will come as a great surprise to most Americans to be told that while all other nations have a flag...
Oh, For A Thousand tongues to sing
JULY 4, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- He comes into my class. Wearing a T-shirt that says, In big bright letters, “You’re in America –SPEAK...
Is Patriotism Really Christian?
buy cialis onlinedth="171" height="240" />Fred Craddock tells of being on an airplane flight during which he visited with a woman who was returning from vacation. She had been to Switzerland, that small cou...
Remembering Is the First Act of Love: War, Peace and Memorial Day
When I was a kid I'd go to mass on Sundays and hope that this week's eucharistic hymn would be my favorite:
We remember how you loved us to your death
And still we celebrate, for you are with us here.
Our shar...