Matthew 5 – Red Letter Christians

Constructing an Identity of Lacking to Find God

September 28, 2011

Jesus presented a message that is largely ignored today: the more one lacks, the more likely he/she is to seek God. Jacques Lacan, a French theorist, proposed the idea of Manque or Lack. What he asserted is...

Tweens, Laryngitis and Prophetic Sopranos

Margot Starbuck

June 17, 2011

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Have you ever known a girl who seemed vibrant and fully alive, at ages 7 and 8 and 9, who then went “underground” as she entered adolescence? Shakespeare’s Ophelia, smitten with hero Hamlet, typifies this ...

Loving Muslims in a Fear-Filled World

Tony Campolo

June 2, 2011

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More and more we are going to have to deal with Muslims and it becomes increasingly difficult to know just what to do and what to think, given the ongoing war on terrorism. On the one hand, we must know that...

Christians and the Common Good

Chuck Gutenson

May 4, 2011

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For the longest time, when Christians have thought about political engagement, they have often begun the discussion with the question: what is the biblical role of government? This is not a comple...

Changing America and the World for the Common Good

Tony Campolo

April 16, 2011

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There was a time when I thought that a handful of committed persons, wholly dedicated to their cause, could change the world. After all, Margaret Mead had said we could. It was really the fantasy of someon...

Responding to Gandhi

Tony Campolo

January 19, 2011

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Gandhi once told Rufus Jones, the Quaker theologian and missionary to India, that Christians were "so unlike" their Christ. The good news is that there is a growing movement emerging across America (which goe...

Let's BE the Love of Christ

Tony Campolo

December 16, 2010

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Every day I receive letters from individuals all around the world. Some of these letters speak of an individuals work for the kingdom while others highlight different missionary work. The majority of the letter...