Brother Francis
St. Francis of Assisi died on October 3, 1226…
So, this week Christians around the world celebrate his life. I wrote this little tribute.
Brot...
St. Francis, Pray for Us
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on the RLC blog on October 4, 2011.
Today (October 4) Christians around the world celebrate ...
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 ...
Christian Criminal Justice
As I’ve watched the national conversation concerning criminal justice play out among evangelicals in recent years, the focus has typically been either...
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 hu...
Connecting With the Good News Generation
I have some bad news and some very good news for Red Letter Christians. Many of you likely already know the bad news, a growing number of those under ...
An Excerpt from “Sacred Belonging”
We got the news late one Sunday morning in mid-July that my father-in-law had died unexpectedly.
The phone rang loudly that day. Not only did the n...
A Tribute to Rich Mullins
Twenty-six years ago today on September 19, 1997, this world lost a musical treasure when Rich Mullins was killed in a tragic accident en route to a b...
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 gr...
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...