Church – Red Letter Christians

From Ferguson To Kiev: Dr. Bernice King to Join National Faith Leaders to Interrogate US Militarism at Home & Abroad

March 31, 2022

Church Life, Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

Returning to the site and sound of MLK’s legendary ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech to examine the enduring evils of racism, materialism, and militarism 55 years later NEW YORK – LIVE FREE USA joins The Quincy Instit...

During My First Year in Seminary

Mark Beckwith

March 22, 2022

Books, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. That takes a lot of work – and the work is letting go in order to see what is. Letting go of the expectation that the world be free of darkness. Letting go of our indignation that the darkness exists. The darkness is there; we have to live in it, deal with it, and see the light in the midst of darkness.

7 Things White Christians Can Do to Address White Supremacy at Church

Robert P. Jones

March 20, 2022

Books, Church Life, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

I’m convinced that the most important thing white Christians can do is to simply start somewhere. And to start somewhere local.

Americans’ Outrage About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is More About Race Than the Immorality of War

Jonny Rashid

March 17, 2022

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

What this showcases is that opposition here is more political than ethical. Our outrage against war is too often rooted in who is doing the invading and where they are invading.

An Open Letter to His Holiness Kirill from US Christian Leaders

RLC Editor

March 14, 2022

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence

“In this moment, as the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, you have the holy opportunity to play an historic role in helping to bring a cessation of senseless violence and a restoration of peace,” the US Christian leaders wrote in their letter. “We pray you will do so, and our prayers will accompany you.”

Stations of the Cross Illustrated by Tennessee Men on Death Row

Shane Claiborne

March 2, 2022

Art, Church Life, Death Penalty, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

May these paintings open our hearts up to the profound depth of God's love, and may they stir in us a passion for extending that love and grace to others. It is our hope that contemplating the execution of Jesus does something to us, in us. We pray that as we reflect on the love of God, it transforms us into people who are merciful and who are committed to ending the death penalty.

Free Melissa Lucio

Michelle Reyes

March 1, 2022

Church Life, Death Penalty, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race, Women

To advance God's kingdom on earth and pursue his vision of holistic shalom means we cannot avoid what's happening on death row.

Radical Forgiveness and Ableism in the Church

Liz Daye

February 25, 2022

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Practical Justice

While the disability experience is not a monolith, by & large caregivers and disabled people are familiar with the feeling of being excluded from environments that seemingly welcome their presence but not their belonging. And I have to wonder if our churches are not fully FOR the least among them first, then who are they really for?

The Best Defense…

Rosalind Hughes

February 23, 2022

Gun Violence, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

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 Moment of Reckoning for White Christians

Brandan Robertson

February 22, 2022

Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology

This is a moment of reckoning. White Christians have but two options set before us: to walk the narrow road with Jesus in the path of repentance of our exploitation of whiteness and Christian supremacy to ensure our diverse neighbors have a fair shot, or to continue walking on the broad road that exploits our privilege for our own benefit, where everyone not like us is viewed as an enemy to be marginalized so we can flourish.