June 2011 – Page 3 – Red Letter Christians

"Oh Say Can You See": Learning to Disagree in Love

June 9, 2011

The two authors of this blog post have been having a good conversation over the past six months and thought it might interest others as well. First, though, it seems like a good idea to give you a little b...

No National Anthem at Goshen College: Decision Reversed!

Andy Alexis-Baker

June 9, 2011

General

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When Goshen College, a Mennonite-owned institution, announced their decision to play the US national anthem at select sporting events in spring 2010, thousands were disappointed that a peace church instituti...

All in the Family

Tony Campolo

June 8, 2011

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I very much appreciated all the good things that Lucy Bryan Green had to say about “The Family” in the June edition of Sojourners. “The Family” is the name that Jeff Sharlet gives to “The Fellowship, ” a loose...

Love Wins

Lynne Hybels

June 7, 2011

General

No, I am not submitting a belated entry into the heated conversation about Rob Bell’s latest book. I haven’t read Love Wins, so it would be inappropriate for me to enter the conversation. I do know, howeve...

Is Women's Leadership in the Church a Primary Issue?

Mimi Haddad

June 6, 2011

General

If you are concerned about the question of gender and Christian faith you have probably heard someone say, “Yes, the woman’s question is important, but it is not a ‘primary issue.’” What is at the heart of...

Is the Quran Divinely Inspired?

Brian McLaren

June 5, 2011

General

Here's the Q: I will keep this short and to the point. I am a devout Christian and will stay that way. But, I am also exploring Islam and trying to learn how to live at peace with our Muslim brothers and si...

A Question of Civility: Why We Can’t Resist the Urge to Compare someone to Adolf Hitler?

Margaret Feinberg

June 4, 2011

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I recently read in Mental Floss magazine (a mag for the hard core trivia lover) of an attorney and writer named Mike Godwin who noticed a disturbing trend in online message boards tracing back to the pre-hist...

Celebrating 1, 000 When One Matters

Dan Haseltine

June 3, 2011

General

If I asked you to think about 384 million people, would you be able to find an image in your minds eye? If I tried to get you to visualize 147 million orphan children, would you be able to conjure up such ...

Loving Muslims in a Fear-Filled World

Tony Campolo

June 2, 2011

General

More and more we are going to have to deal with Muslims and it becomes increasingly difficult to know just what to do and what to think, given the ongoing war on terrorism. On the one hand, we must know that...

The Emerging Church Brand: The Good, the Bad, and the Messy

Shane Claiborne

June 1, 2011

Theology

First, I want to say I do not want to discourage those who have found renewed hope in Jesus and the Church through “emerging church” conversations and circles. And I am fully aware that there are all sorts...