To be witnesses to the resurrection we must utter our 'No' to state-sanctioned violence, racism, oppression, injustice, and all that endangers life and creation.
Revivalism is a very American way of responding to social crisis. The revivals of the Second Great Awakening called for conversion to Jesus that went beyond personal piety and the promise of heaven.
Any God that has given Trump the authority to unleash vast devastation to “protect America” is not the God revealed in Jesus Christ but an idol wrapped in red, white, and blue.
What we did to Nagasaki and Hiroshima was wrong. What the Ferguson police did to Michael Brown was wrong. August 9th is a good day to repent and to turn from death to LIFE.