General – Red Letter Christians

Untethered: On Exile, Chronic Illness, and Life in a Pandemic

August 7, 2020

Every wilderness comes with an untethering and a temptation or three that forces us to reexamine our identities. In this reexamination, is a call to discover or redefine our mission in the world.

Disabilities and the Body of Christ

Ashley Zanatelli

August 5, 2020

Church Life, Family and Parenting, General

I think it’s more a reflection of the cultural values of strength, conformity, and health that we assume that any mention of a disability in the Christian world is also a cry for healing.

Imagining a Christian Resistance

Bjorn Philip Beer

August 4, 2020

General, Politics, Practical Justice

I became, in a way, an amateur scholar of fascist movements as I studied my family members involvement. What side would I be on? I always asked myself.

Wheat and Weeds: Thoughts on Cancel Culture

Britney Winn Lee

August 3, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Theology

When it comes to systemic injustice, we must deconstruct, defund, demolish, dismantle now and with courage. But when it comes to people? We can’t destroy the wheat for the weeds before the harvest.

The Disease Within a Disease

Scott Garber

July 30, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race

But while that history helps to explain how our racial hierarchy arose, it doesn’t explain why it endures well into the 21st century—much less why we’re not trying very hard to get rid of it.

A Sabbath of Forced Compliance

Daniel Carillo

July 29, 2020

General, Global, Theology

We enjoy many freedoms in America, but we don’t have the freedom to resist the wheels of commerce. Either we engage or we suffer.

An Inheritance of Suffering: A Review of ‘This Too Shall Last’

Sue Fulmore

July 28, 2020

Books, Church Life, General

She becomes a loving whistleblower uncovering the ways the church has failed to embrace suffering as part of its inheritance, and how the suffering ones have been left on the scrap heap of success-driven Christianity.

Should We Tear Down All the Statues?

Jon Mathieu

July 28, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race

This project, perfectly encapsulated in the building of a statue, has served to effectively shield white Americans from feelings of guilt or thoughts of reparation—but it has left us woefully unable or unwilling to fix systemically racist systems.

Taking Back the Dream: A Dozen Visions Unfold

Lisa Sharon Harper

July 22, 2020

General, Race, Theology

Dreaming is holy ground. Every step we take, every risk, we are doing holy work.

Have We Reached a Kairos Moment?

Laura Newbury

July 20, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race

Well-meaning Christians will read books and issue public statements against racism without doing much to dismantle the system that allows the violence and discrimination to exist in the first place