Women: “The Devil’s Gateway?”
Jesus’ life and message is one of liberating women into their sacred vocation as equal participants in God’s mission of reconciliation.
The Power of Going First
Paul joined Jesus not just in his glory but in his suffering. He went first and did so without regret.
The Gospel of Donald Trump
The darkness that Trump — and we — have cultivated seems to settle between and within each one of us. The only “good news” worthy of the name is from the work of a living God, and we can never afford to forget that.
Theological Declaration on Christian Faith & White Supremacy
We publicly declare that what we hold in common in this confession is threatened by the festering infection of Eurocentric white nationalism and white supremacy.
Will America Pick Up Its Cross?
Today the colonizing spirit leads Christian conferences to flash all (or nearly all) white speaker lineups without a blush, promote white worship music as the gold Christian standard around the world, and build mega churches in the mold of mega malls and amusement parks that serve hundreds of thousands music and scripture disconnected from parishioners’ local contexts and needs.
Why the ‘Better Care’ Act is NOT Gospel Good News
The odd thing about this is that ALL of these people have pre-existing conditions. All of these beautiful, unlikely, remembered people whom Jesus touched had something wrong with them before he came along.
Why We Must Never Forget the Plight of Refugees
It's very hard to have a hungry heart for God when hunger pangs and longing for acceptance plague the refugee.
Gospel Rewrite: The Holy Family Becomes Refugees
A creative retelling of Matthew 2 with the Holy Family as refugees.
Is Jesus “Religious”?
AUG 9, 2014 | BY: MICAH BALES -- All my life I just assumed that Jesus is a religious figure, the founder of Christianity. And why wouldn't...
The Gospel is Never at Stake. A Few Words on Orthodoxy, Christian Unity, and Not Being a Big Jerk
MAR 27, 2014 | BY: JENNY RAE ARMSTRONG -- I saw a quote from a Christian leader yesterday, one that I respect despite disagreeing...