book – Red Letter Christians

An Excerpt From Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World – And How to Repair It All

February 7, 2022

Standing before the court, eighteen-year-old Fortune was born free and should have remained free according to Lord Baltimore’s 1681 legal turnabout. But of course the application of law is different from the law itself.

The Only Way is Through

Rachel Ophoff

September 30, 2021

Books, Church Life, Theology

I had no clue why something in me snapped. Then a couple of months ago, I picked up Brian McLaren’s book Faith After Doubt.

Kayla Craig is Resourcing Parents for These Times

Rachel Ophoff

September 1, 2021

Books, Church Life, Family and Parenting

For those worried about their kids in these days of active shooter drills and other unsettling events, Kayla Craig fearlessly opens doors into frightening scenarios. How do we pray about gun violence in schools? How do we talk to our kids about racism?

The Religion of Jesus

Sarah Lawing

July 6, 2021

Books, General, Theology

Through the writings of Howard Thurman, I have learned what I have always known. The religion of Jesus has always been about desiring a more equitable and just society, which begins first in the soul of the individual.

John Wayne, Jesus, and The End of Innocence

Rachel Ophoff

May 18, 2021

Books, Politics, Theology

The short answer, according to Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, is that a man like Donald Trump is exactly whom they were expecting. Nothing like Jesus. But a lot like John Wayne.

Minimalism and the Christian Life

Becca Ehrlich

May 17, 2021

Family and Parenting, General, Practical Justice

My working definition of minimalism is a focus on the aspects of life that matter most and intentionally removing everything else. What, then, are the aspects of life that matter most?

No ‘Normal’ Way to Heal

Christie Love

April 9, 2021

Books, Church Life, General

No one fully appreciates normal until it is taken away, and often normal slips away in the blink of an eye with little warning or preparation.

Gather Round the Forge (An Excerpt from Beating Guns)

RLC Editor

April 8, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Not many people get argued into thinking differently, but experiences and stories move us, especially when we have the humility to listen and to view the world from a different lens, from someone else’s eyes. W...

Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World

Lydia Wylie-Kellerman

April 6, 2021

Books, Family and Parenting, Practical Justice

I think am learning more and more that the best parenting I can do is to let my kids lead and to let them change me.

How Not to be a Crappy Christian

Michael Snarr and Nicole Johnson

February 16, 2021

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

As professors—one a politically-engaged theologian and the other a theologically-engaged political scientist—we admit that this situation leaves us concerned and scratching our heads. In our current American context, we wonder: what does it mean to live an authentic life of faith?