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Prophetic Preaching in a Political Age: How Pastors Can Speak Truth to Power

By Liz Cooledge Jenkins

On January 21, 2025, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde preached at the presidential inauguration prayer service, and her words reverberated far beyond the walls of the National Cathedral.
Bishop Budde called our new leaders to build “the foundations we need for unity”: foundations that include “honesty,” “humility,” and “honoring the inherent dignity of every human being.” She called for mercy toward all people—and, particularly, mercy toward “the people in our country who are scared.” Toward queer and transgender people.

Sign of the Times

By Aimee Fritz

“I think I’ve changed my mind. I don’t think we should do this.” I bit my lip and put my hands in my pockets.

“Don’t be nervous. Be proud. This is who we are,” my husband said.

The Why of Sex: Christopher West Leads a New Copernican Salon at Eastern

By John Seel, Ph.D.

People have different understandings when it comes to sexuality—divergent frames of thinking, if you will. Consequently, for many, most of the traditional do’s and don’ts of sexual ethics make no sense.

How the LGBTQ Community Is Saving the Church

By Bill White
“What do you think is the value in LGBT people naming and defining their sexuality? How is that helpful or harmful for the heterosexual majority community and the church?”

The Right to Work

By Matt Curcio

The United States is in the middle of an employment crisis—one that will probably never be covered by Fox or CNN.

Politicians are super proud of being able to get that big scary unemployment number down to 4.9 percent.

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap Visits Eastern University

By Jill Murphy
Last month, Christians for Social Action was thrilled to help bring Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, the National Organizer and Spokesperson for YECA (Young Evangelicals for Climate Action),

When Frames Conflict, Look to the Poet: A Review of Tony and Bart Campolo’s "Why I Left, Why I Stayed"

By John Seel, Ph.D.

In many relational conflicts, an outsider does not want to venture too far into the middle. Divorce among friends is often such a conflict. So, too is the rejection of faith by the child of a prominent evangelical leader.

Let Justice Roll Down…In All of Life

By Phil Olson

Holistic Christian discipleship requires a balanced relationship with God, God’s people, and God’s world. The Israelite prophet Micah recorded God’s intention for us (6:8): “Love mercy, do justice, and walk humbly with your God.” Amos, a contemporary of Micah, exhorted God’s people to “let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream” (5:24).

The Gospel for a Lifetime

By Keith Tolley

Many of us in the church have drawn a dividing line between what constitutes “evangelism” and what constitutes “discipleship.” When a Christ-follower is involved in sharing the love and the gospel of Christ with someone who is not yet a Christ-follower, we call that evangelism.

Do I Have the Guts to Practice Nonviolence?

By Dr. Gabriel Constans

I know it works. Millions of people around the world have risked life and limb to make it happen. But I don’t know, when it comes down to it, if I have the courage or moral strength to do it myself.

Bless Your Hands: After Advocacy, Hospitality for Refugees and Immigrants

By Lisa Hoffman

السلام على يديك

Bless your hands.

Every language has its courtesies, and Arabic is a language full of beautiful sentiments for particular moments. There are words of invitation to call out to a passerby and offer a cup of coffee.

My Friend

By Joshua Carson

I only have two feet, but I stand in a lot of different camps.

I was raised as an evangelical in the American South at a Southern Baptist church, and yet my home church ordains women.

Jesus’ Surprising Interactions With Other Religions

By Jim Baton

Ding-dong. As I head for the door, my daughter screams. “Dad! Do not open that door!”

I turn to find my daughter peeking out the window. “Why not?” I ask.

New Copernican Empowerment Dialogues

From CSA

New Copernicans are those who embrace a new and emerging social imaginary that is post-Enlightenment and post-secular in its ethos. Carried predominately by millennials, the New Copernican perspective is both the hope for the American evangelical church and the emerging soul of American culture.

Heaven Is for Resurrected Bodies

By Norman Wirzba

Sometimes when I ask people what it is they are looking forward to in heaven, they have surprisingly little to say. “It’s gonna be great!” and “I’m not going to be in pain anymore” are about as specific as it gets.

The Next Best Time

By Kristyn Komarnicki

The history of our planet is one of abundance and beauty, of life and goodness. While there is also war and disease, pollution and decay, God’s dream for us is clearly the former.

Knowing Our History

By Darren Calhoun

A team from Christians for Social Action recently visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC on Twitter) in Washington, DC. Our purpose was the development of a one-day racial justice immersion experience for a variety of audiences—including students at our home base of Eastern University, church groups, and others in the CSA community.

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