We’ve Missed the Point of the Gospel
I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
–Mahatma Gandhi
I love the church. As a member of several different congregations and denominations through...
Everything is Political, oh my! Why Churches Should Build Better Capacity for Political Dialogue
A short anecdote from a podcast I was listening to recently keeps replaying in my mind: a man was walking with his friend and his friend said, “I’m hungry. I’d like to get a salad.” And the man immediately resp...
Working on our Posture: Talking about God’s Mission with Shane Claiborne
In June 2023, Shane Claiborne paid a visit to Church Mission Society in Oxford UK for a lively conversation about mission with Naomi Steinberg.
“I grew up with a version of Christianity that was more about esc...
Yesterday’s Jesus
For some Christians, what Jesus expects of his followers is negotiable though his words are written in red. Who these Christians expect Jesus to be is also hit or miss despite the author of Hebrews claim that h...
The Rationale for Christian Nationalism
The ideology of Christian nationalism has no connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul was extremely upset that the Galatians perverted the gospel of Christ into something contrary to what he taugh...
The Intersection of Ableism and Christian Nationalism
According to Christians Against Christian Nationalism, Christian Nationalism is an ideology that “seeks to merge Christian and American identities, distorting both the Christian faith and America’s constitution...
Prophetic Peacemaking: Closing Plenary at the Parliament of the World’s Religions (Chicago 2023)
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Prophetic Peacemaking: Closing Plenary at the Parliament of the World’s Religions (Chicago 2023)
By Shane Claiborne
I have the privilege of working with a movement called Red Lette...
The World’s Religions Converge in Chicago
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on A Public Witness, Word and Way and is shared here with permission.
“How did someone rooted and grounded in a Baptist version of Christianity become a...
Excerpt from “American Idolatry”
In the summer of 2021, the unmarked graves of hundreds of Indigenous children were uncovered near a Christian boarding school in Saskatchewan, Canada. The graves contained close to eight hundred remains. This d...
The Proud Boys Vandalized His Church … Rev. Bill Lamar Filed a Lawsuit
Shane Claiborne talks with Rev. Bill Lemar about the Proud Boys lawsuit. Great chat. Give it a listen!
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