reconciliation – Red Letter Christians

8 over 80: At 92, John Perkins still mobilizes Christian communities

August 10, 2022

At 8 a.m. on Tuesdays in July, as usual, John Perkins was participating in his weekly Zoom Bible study. Officially the leader and the attraction for the more than 200 who log on each week, Perkins is far from t...

The Best Defense…

Rosalind Hughes

February 23, 2022

Gun Violence, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

What if we were to attack instead of retreat? What if, in place of despair or even a secure defense, we were to perpetrate an all-out offensive on the things that threaten to divide us: antisemitism, racism, domestic (what a word) violence, the prevalence, and ease of acquisition of guns, America’s preferred instrument of destruction?

Reflections from a Recovering Christian Nationalist Leading to the Anniversary of January 6th

Liz Daye

January 4, 2022

Christian Nationalism, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

I didn’t know it at the time, but I was being thoroughly discipled in Christian Nationalism: the idolatrous entangling of God and country for the sake of power.

Rediscipling the White Church

David Swanson

May 28, 2020

Church Life, Race, Theology

The problem of individualism is that many white people refuse to see ourselves as white.

Why Racial Reconciliation Isn’t The Answer to Racial Violence

Corey Leak

May 21, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race

It’s wrong to hold the abused partner equally responsible for reconciling with the abuser

COVID-19, Racism, and the Church

Tim Taylor

April 30, 2020

Church Life, Global, Race

We must address racism in the church in the way our nation has addressed Covid-19: We must acknowledge it directly.

What Have We Been Waiting For?

Bill Cayley

December 27, 2018

General, Theology

For Simeon and Anna, their time of waiting was for a lifetime, and they knew clearly when that time of waiting had been fulfilled.

The Surprising Success & Faith of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’

Emily McFarlan Miller

July 15, 2018

General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Theology

The neighborhood was symbolic of Fred Rogers’ desire for people to live together in peace, with respect and love and affirmation.

Creation Groans: Why Red Letter Christians Should Care About Animals

Sarah Withrow King

November 27, 2017

Creation & Environment, Practical Justice, Theology

Instead of living in harmony, as fellow creatures of God, we treat animals like unfeeling machines. We put profits before principle, and the results are devastating to the whole of God’s creation.