The Use of Violence to Advance Political Goals
Distressingly, the language of spiritual warfare has transitioned into the sort of religious rhetoric that lends support to literal civil war, or at least religiously sanctioned violence.
The Cost of Believing Liars
Trump supporting evangelicals have shown that while they may be honest in their personal lives among friends and family, their commitment to truthfulness in public affairs is absent. Their ethical relativism allowed them to compartmentalize their attachment to honesty
The Priority of Peaceableness in a Disruptive Election
Some individuals who have fled countries internally disrupted by bloody violence have warned that what they see taking place in the U.S. is troublingly similar to what they saw happening in their own countries. Warning lights are flashing
For Christians, Is There ‘A Time to Hate?’
Hate is not found in any list of virtues. Yet, interestingly enough, we find scripture saying, “There is…a time to love, and a time to hate” (Ecclesiastes 3:8)
A World of Lies When the Truth Sets Us Free
A society will crumble if lying is not looked down upon and if people can’t be counted on to tell the truth the vast majority of the time.
On Trump Supporters and Good Fruit
Trump was acknowledging that his followers have less of a commitment to basic morality and common decency than they have to him.
Genuine Freedom Is Love at Work
If freedom does not serve a purpose beyond itself then it is a self-centered trivial thing.
Jobs and Judgment in a Time of Pandemic
Some workers are being pressured to return to their jobs. And when they are reluctant to do so their motives are being judged.
A Critique of ‘Five Reasons Socialism Is Not Christian’
"At no point in his ministry did Jesus support the interests of the rich and powerful over those of the weak and poor."
Can We Stop a New Civil War?
There are no easy answers.