Evangelical – Red Letter Christians

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

April 7, 2021

But the more I’ve consumed content by artists like Lil Nas X, the more I realize the church and some of the puritanical standards I parroted end up creating a special kind of hell on earth for those on the receiving end of that condemnation.

Welcome to Wilderness Church: Where Stubborn Faith Makes Resurrection Possible

Robyn Dyba

April 7, 2021

Church Life, General, Theology

It is a mass exodus of individuals. And it is a lonely exodus. Not only have I lost the community I once had, I found myself without a community to enter.

Easter Encouragement for the Spiritually Homeless

Rachel Ophoff

March 30, 2021

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Theology

I can at least aim for a level of peace that transcends understanding. “Christ The Lord is Risen Today” will surely be available on YouTube.

How Much Hate Does It Take to Make a Hate Crime?

Angela Denker

March 26, 2021

Politics, Race, Theology

But that type of Jesus: inclusive, universal, loving, forgiving; was nowhere to be found at Crabapple First Baptist. And so Long learned to hate.

Dismantling the White Nationalist Jesus

Caleb Lines and Brian McLaren

March 2, 2021

General, Politics, Practical Justice

There can be only one Jesus, and he was a person of color murdered in the streets simply for proclaiming God’s kingdom, where the poor are blessed, not forgotten.

Dear Church: Is the Gospel Second to Power?

Sarah Styf

February 23, 2021

Church Life, General, Theology

How can a community of believers maintain that strength if the truth is buried for the sake of power, if the Gospel plays second fiddle to money, and if appearances matter more than the spiritual condition of those coming through the door?

The Continued Challenges of the Trumpism Movement

Terry Webb

February 19, 2021

General, Politics, Race

This theocratic theology contrasts with historic Christian polity, based on the life and teachings of Jesus who espouses a domain called the Kingdom of Heaven, different from and challenging to the governing entity leading the country.

The Ministers of Insurrection

Jonathan Walton

January 29, 2021

Global, Politics, Theology

The Gospel of Matthew ends with the Great Commission; and no matter how much you twist those scriptures there is no amount of theological gymnastics that can get you to a Cross and a “Jesus Saves” sign at the Capitol on January 6. Jesus said to go and make disciples, yet many churches are churning out terrorists called “patriots” instead.

Why I Cannot Stay: A Letter to My Church

Grace Chin Huang

January 13, 2021

Church Life, General, Politics

There is no use pointing fingers. That is not them. That is us. We dragged Jesus—the one who died for us—into our tryst with Trump, while the church sat by with a nod and a shrug.

Kingdom of God, Kingdoms of Men

Robyn Dyba

December 21, 2020

Church Life, General, Politics

The Evangelical Church’s support of a president who counters the life and teachings of Jesus actually makes sense when you take Jesus out of the equation.

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

Welcome to Wilderness Church: Where Stubborn Faith Makes Resurrection Possible

Easter Encouragement for the Spiritually Homeless

How Much Hate Does It Take to Make a Hate Crime?

Dismantling the White Nationalist Jesus

Dear Church: Is the Gospel Second to Power?

The Continued Challenges of the Trumpism Movement

The Ministers of Insurrection

Why I Cannot Stay: A Letter to My Church

Kingdom of God, Kingdoms of Men

Hatred Toward Asian Americans is Not a New Evil

No ‘Normal’ Way to Heal

Gather Round the Forge (An Excerpt from Beating Guns)

Changing the Way I Approach Abortion

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

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