theology – 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.

Violence & Victory

Gena Thomas

July 11, 2021

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

Violence is a byproduct of victory in the prosperity-scarcity framework, as people are subconsciously taught to seek prosperity at all costs. But seeking justice requires us to lay down our idol of victory.

Propositional Church in a Wounded World

Morf Morford

June 21, 2021

Church Life, General, Practical Justice

What were those “statements of faith” in the light of tragedy? Social upheaval? Personal challenges? Difficult relationships? Crisis? Or even encounters with wonder and discovery?

Struggle is Faithfulness: Thoughts from Inside Chronic Illness

Jenna Wysong Filbrun

May 25, 2021

General, Theology

However, is God directly responsible for one person’s healing while another suffers or dies? When God gets credit for the first outcome but not the second, it leaves the second person (and/or their loved ones) invisible, insignificant, and clearly excluded from God’s circle of care.

Tired of Looking for the Exit

Jonathan D'Elia

May 11, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Theology

There are kids, teens, and adults at your church that are LGBTQ+. They’re wondering if there’s a place for them. And more will be coming. Or maybe they won’t. Not because they aren’t seeking Christ, community, and Biblical truth, but because they’re tired of being rejected. They're tired of looking for the exit.

My Breast Cancer Revealed a Mothering God

Kendra Weddle

May 3, 2021

General, Theology, Women

Now that I am in the post treatment phase punctuated by periodic check-ups, the everydayness of cancer has receded. In its wake, however, I am left with an indelible mark. A mark that has made all of the difference.

Good Fruit and Where We’ve Gotten It Wrong

Meagan Ruby Wagner

April 26, 2021

Church Life, LGBTQ+, Theology

LBGTQ youth from religious backgrounds are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their unchurched LGBTQ peers. This ought to be a wake up call for the church. This ought to be a siren.

How Much Hate Does It Take to Make a Hate Crime?

Angela Denker

March 26, 2021

Politics, Race, Theology

But that type of Jesus: inclusive, universal, loving, forgiving; was nowhere to be found at Crabapple First Baptist. And so Long learned to hate.

Dear Church: Is the Gospel Second to Power?

Sarah Styf

February 23, 2021

Church Life, General, Theology

How can a community of believers maintain that strength if the truth is buried for the sake of power, if the Gospel plays second fiddle to money, and if appearances matter more than the spiritual condition of those coming through the door?

Kingdom of God, Kingdoms of Men

Robyn Dyba

December 21, 2020

Church Life, General, Politics

The Evangelical Church’s support of a president who counters the life and teachings of Jesus actually makes sense when you take Jesus out of the equation.

Jesus, Justice, and the Suffering of the Marginalized

Violence & Victory

Propositional Church in a Wounded World

Struggle is Faithfulness: Thoughts from Inside Chronic Illness

Tired of Looking for the Exit

My Breast Cancer Revealed a Mothering God

Good Fruit and Where We’ve Gotten It Wrong

How Much Hate Does It Take to Make a Hate Crime?

Dear Church: Is the Gospel Second to Power?

Kingdom of God, Kingdoms of Men

Reaching Past the Obvious to Find Belonging

American Altar: Poetry, Gun Violence, and the Gods to Whom We Sacrifice

Pastor of . . . Doubt?

Why Do You Say You Love Jesus?

In Opposition of the Line 3 Pipeline

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