Oppressed – Red Letter Christians

Jesus, Justice, and the Suffering of the Marginalized

July 28, 2021

Yet, where we see suffering, we often see Jesus. Jesus’ arrival in the Gerasenes shows us how he breaks into the marginalized areas of our societies where those who are suffering have been left to languish.

Asking the Right Questions About LGBTQ Youth Will Transform Youth Ministry Into Public Witness

Ross Murray

March 12, 2021

Church Life, Family and Parenting, LGBTQ+

Logistical questions cannot be answered out of context. Instead, we need to address the mindset Christian leaders need to have when we are considering how our ministries can build a safe world for LGBTQ youth, and what implications that inclusion has for our congregations the wider world.

For Every Time: A Prayer for Moral Revival

Benjamin Boswell

September 1, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race, Revival

For every time we preached about the blood of Jesus and did not talk about the blood of Breonna Taylor…George Floyd…Ahamad Arbury…Jacob Blake…and so many more…[Say all their names!]. We repent and we turn toward justice.

A Modern Adaptation of Isaiah 58 for Lent

Art Laffin

March 16, 2020

Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence

Our Lent should awaken a sense of social justice.

Commendable in an Age of Short Cuts: Kings, Presidents and Prophets

Craig M. Watts

September 6, 2012

Church Life, Politics

The Presidential campaign has reached a fever-pitch. Exaggeration, half-truths and lies abound as each party scratches and claws toward election day in hopes of victory. It seems that truth in political campai...

Offensive Jesus?

Michael Kimpan

April 12, 2012

General

Nobody's perfect. We all make mistakes. I've made plenty. I'll make plenty more. And in the future, when i err, I'd like to err on the side of grace. We've heard it said many times before by trendy autho...