Gospel – Page 6 – Red Letter Christians

From Prosperity Gospel to Disparity Gospel?

October 31, 2011

I’m not going to spend too much time or energy expressing my disdain for Prosperity Gospel, the kind of ministry by the likes of Joel Osteen that preaches about how Jesus wants you to be rich. Actually, it’s ...

Simplicity: Relationships Work

Greg Dill

September 24, 2011

General

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimal means. In the digital and information age we live, things are to be more simple. And, practically speaking perhaps they are. But, in the big...

The Church of Outrage vs. The Church of Vulnerability

Morgan Guyton

September 21, 2011

General

Buy cialis soft onlinelt="" width="240" height="160" />In the buildup to the US invasion of Iraq, a haunting video got circulated of Saddam Hussein standing in a room of people who were giving him a standi...

Celebrating the Interruption of Death

Shane Claiborne

September 17, 2011

General, Race

Editor's Update: Duane's story is one of redemption - he has devoted himself to God since his arrival on death row, and he's even called "Preacher Buck" because he ministers to so many men on death row. Unfort...

Is Salvation Through Faith the Core of the Gospel?

Noah Echols

September 3, 2011

General

Many will argue the core of the gospel is found in Jesus claiming that we can only attain salvation through faith in him. After all, Jesus did say that he is "the way, the truth, and the life" and that "no o...

Does Sunday School Have A Future?

Sheldon C. Good

June 27, 2011

General

Sunday school. It was one of the main reasons I enjoyed church as a child. As a young adult, it sometimes still is. But there's a conversation brewing: Does Sunday school have a future? I think so, though ...

Rapture Rebel

Spencer Burke

May 21, 2011

General

With the recent headlines, is it any wonder why the world may think that Christians seem to always want to run or hide or take the easy way out? When the “rapture” prediction, bill boards and post-apocalyp...

Substituting the Offense of the Gospel for Just Being Offensive

Jarrod McKenna

April 27, 2011

Church Life, Theology

I know Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that "Christians should give more offense, " but, to be completely honest, I'm getting really tired of Christians who are offensive for all the wrong reasons. And I don't just...

Death Be Not Proud: The Easter Gospel of Non-Violence

Shane Claiborne

April 21, 2011

General

Tomorrow is "Good" Friday, the day Christians around the world remember Jesus' crucifixion. Last year on Good Friday one of my neighbors said to me, "I thought it's supposed to rain on Good Friday... but t...

Why the Gospel That's Good News for the Poor is now Good News for the Rich (and by "rich", I mean me)

Margot Starbuck

December 30, 2010

General

I was at the grocery store, minding my own business, looking for pie crusts in the frozen food section. Harmless, right? Before I found crusts, though, I accidentally stumbled upon the most darling littl...