December 2010 – Red Letter Christians

A New Year’s Invitation: Bring in 2011 with the Youth of Afghanistan

December 31, 2010

There’s a part of the Christmas story we don’t always tell the kids or teach in Sunday school. All the Christmas cheer was rudely and abruptly interrupted. According to the birth narrative told in the Gospel o...

Why the Gospel That's Good News for the Poor is now Good News for the Rich (and by "rich", I mean me)

Margot Starbuck

December 30, 2010

General

I was at the grocery store, minding my own business, looking for pie crusts in the frozen food section. Harmless, right? Before I found crusts, though, I accidentally stumbled upon the most darling littl...

New Plan for Israeli/Palestinian Peace?

Tony Campolo

December 29, 2010

General

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The Red Letter Christian answer to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict addresses the basic problems that people say are irresolvable and will necessitate an ongoing war between the Israelis and the Palestinians. T...

Brian McLaren: What's Wrong With Our Message?

Tony Campolo

December 27, 2010

Church Life, Global

257

"It's been fashionable for some time to admit problems in our methodology, but our message was unquestionable. I think the Pope is right: there comes a time when the symptoms tell us our disease is not just co...

It's Not Just a FREE Book. . .It's a Gift!

Jimmy Spencer Jr.

December 26, 2010

General

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Over the past 2 years I have been writing a book called Love Without Agenda: My Journey Out of Consumer Christianity. Last June when my team and I decided that we would be giving away our book to anyone who wan...

Merry Christmas!

Tony Campolo

December 25, 2010

General

The moment I awoke this morning marked my 75th Christmas. Sometimes it's hard to believe there have been so many. Recalling memories of my childhood mixed with memories of my own two children on Christmas morni...

Is Stephen Colbert a Red Letter Christian?

Tony Campolo

December 24, 2010

General

If you didn't get a chance to see Stephen Colbert talk about Christmas on Comedy Central you missed something special. It's a bit edgy and has somewhat of a political partisan bias, and we Red Letter Christi...

Shane Claiborne: The Christian Industrial Complex

Shane Claiborne

December 23, 2010

Church Life, General

BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- It is a sad day when we sell our military banners next to Jesus’ enemy-loving cross to make it in a financial recession...

Conspire Magazine

Tony Campolo

December 22, 2010

General

We Red Letter Christians have found a magazine that aligns with the teachings and beliefs of Red Letter Christianity, “Conspire Magazine”. It was created by Shane Claiborne and those who work with him at his o...

Stop "Prostituting" Needs

Tony Campolo

December 21, 2010

General

Within our world no form of modern slavery may be greater than that of human sex trafficking. A good friend of mine, and fellow Red Letter Christian, Chris Heuertz, international director of Word Made Flesh,...