July 2012 – Page 4 – Red Letter Christians

Christians Do Not Have Freedom of Speech

July 7, 2012

One of the things that makes America so great is the ability to express yourself, much to the joy, and even pain, of those around you. The freedom of speech is a two-edged sword and more often than not the o...

I Went to Gay Pride

Kathy Vestal

July 6, 2012

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OK, so I am drawn to what is controversial. I want to be there, to see for myself, to make my own judgments. If an event divides decent people into sides that condemn each other, I want to understand bo...

Jimmy Carter Tries to Pull the Log from America’s Eye

Jeremy Courtney

July 5, 2012

General

Source: Erik S. Lesser/AP/File Earlier this week, former President Jimmy Carter critiqued the United States for its (read: our) deteriorating record on human rights and rule of law in the last decade. But tho...

Is Patriotism Really Christian?

Craig M. Watts

July 4, 2012

General

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...

Wild Goose: A Sacred and Safe Place

Hugh Hollowell

July 3, 2012

General

Love Wins Ministries' exhibit at the Wild Goose Festival. Photo by Cathleen Falsani/Sojourners. By now, you have probably read about the Wild Goose Festival. You have heard about the big name speakers, you ...

Why singing “Our God is Greater” might make our God seem less great

Kurt Willems

July 2, 2012

Theology

There’s a song that has made its rounds in the evangelical church circuit called “Our God Is Greater.” This song is commendable on many levels. First, the melody is catchy. If you haven’t listened to or sung...

"Basically good" and "I'm not a racist, but…"

Katelin Hansen

July 1, 2012

Global

No one wants to see the sin in themselves. We don't like to look at our brokenness square in the face. We tend to give ourselves the benefit of the doubt because we know our own struggles. Our perception of ou...