Free Melissa Lucio
To advance God's kingdom on earth and pursue his vision of holistic shalom means we cannot avoid what's happening on death row.
The Best Defense…
What if we were to attack instead of retreat? What if, in place of despair or even a secure defense, we were to perpetrate an all-out offensive on the things that threaten to divide us: antisemitism, racism, domestic (what a word) violence, the prevalence, and ease of acquisition of guns, America’s preferred instrument of destruction?
A Tribute to Steve Schapiro
Last month, we lost a giant in the movement for a better world – Steve Schapiro. Some of you may not know him because he was usually behind a camera, capturing some of the iconic images of social changes from the Civil Rights Movement and the anti-war movement of the 60s right up until last year.
Love Breaks Forth
Let us celebrate Epiphany not made bitter, but better, by the challenge of so many who lost their way to love.
The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
The Christian Nationalism that fueled January 6 is rooted in heresies.
Buddy Stouffer’s Execution Was the Last of 2021. Will It Be the Last to Be Proved an Error?
On Thursday (Dec. 9), Oklahoma executed Bigler “Buddy” Stouffer, a 79-year-old deeply committed Christian who has maintained his innocence since being...
Reflections from a Recovering Christian Nationalist Leading to the Anniversary of January 6th
I didn’t know it at the time, but I was being thoroughly discipled in Christian Nationalism: the idolatrous entangling of God and country for the sake of power.
Remembering the Insurrection
It was a terrible day for America and a terrible day for all of us who love Jesus.
Subversive Peace for this Christmas Season
It is to this group of social outcasts that God chooses to make an announcement of astonishingly good news—good news in which God declares a true peace that subverts the ways of the Empire.
A Ride for the Common Good
These are lies that feed our fear of strangers, of non-white bodies, and of people who are poor and from poor countries.