The Fallacy of Statements of Faith
A while back, I was applying for an editing job with a fairly prominent Christian media company, and in the application process, I was asked to sign a statement of faith. For those unfamiliar, this is a l...
A "Red Letter" interpretation of Pentecost
An idea, vision, or question forms in your mind. You feel compelled to do something or say something you might not naturally do. Like run for President, buy a BMW, fight for abolition of Human Trafficking...
Drive-Thru Prayers to Drive-In Church: Is Religion Lost?
Author and theologian Diana Butler Bass shared a video recently about where she saw for the future of the church. She shared an interesting story about a priest who went out onto a busy street corner on Ask W...
Presidential Politics in the New South
I am a southerner -- born, bred, educated, and domiciled. I have been in many other places, both in this country and others, but my accent and worldview betray a deep southern bent. I was raised in a segre...
We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...
The Buried Talent
Sometimes I get the feeling that contemporary Christianity has completely missed the point.
Here’s what I mean; on a practical, philosophical or political level, what would any of us define as holiness truly...
Who Hijacked My Church?
“Cheap levitra for saleChurch folks are just too political!” When people are asked why they have decided to leave the church, this has become an increasingly popular response. And, sadly, it is a particu...
Can Christians Learn from the War in Iraq?
A number of commentators have been asking what lessons we might learn from the war in Iraq. With American troops having been so recently withdrawn from that nation, this is certainly an appropriate question. I...
The Growing Impossibility of Interfaith Dialogue
I just returned from the 2011 meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. It is an amazing gathering that brings together heads of state, some of the richest people in the world, people in the field of entert...
God's Middle Finger – When the Divine Says "Up Yours"
When we cling to the sword, we flip the cross upside down to use it as our tool of death instead of God’s tool for bringing life.
And so the story goes…
I can remember a scene in the movie Independence Day....