My Tension with Kanye West’s ‘Sunday Service’ Corey Leak September 26, 2019 Church Life, General I am confronted with the idea that God can and does use people I don’t like or would not choose all the time.
Why Trump — and Some of His Followers — Believe He Is the Chosen One Anthea Butler August 24, 2019 Interfaith, Politics, Theology Hearing Trump call himself the Chosen One is the upshot of what some Christians believe to be the role of political leadership.
Taking Love Out of the Statue of Liberty Craig M. Watts August 15, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Theology The best of America is under assault by the Trump Administration in the name of making America “great again.”
Lip Service is Not Enough: Trump Should Repent and Resign Jennifer Butler August 14, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race, Theology Anything short of stepping down at this point would be a grasp for cheap grace.
Pastoral Letter on the El Paso Shootings William J. Barber, Liz Theoharis and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove August 10, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice, Race This moment demands a moral reckoning with who we are and who we want to become as a nation.
The Grace of Red State Christians Angela Denker August 9, 2019 Books, Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, LGBTQ+, Politics, Theology, Women Grace, for American Christians and for all of us, is a difficult thing.
Hurricane Maria’s Victims Have Been Mocked All Along Damaris Whittaker August 8, 2019 Global, Politics We are doing our best to fulfill a role meant for politicians and policymakers, not the pews.
America Doesn’t Need More Death Shane Claiborne July 31, 2019 Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice Violence is the problem, not the solution.
How Being Unaffected Is a Sign of Privilege Britney Winn Lee July 22, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race, Women Just because it is a matter that doesn’t matter to us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
What It Feels Like to Be Told ‘Go Back Where You Came From’ Simran Jeet Singh July 20, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Race Sometimes the most powerful thing someone can do is to be graceful and principled in the face of hate.