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As Many Christians Wrestle with Fatigue and Uncertainty, New Album Storybook Explores What Gospel Hope Sounds Like

By CSA Staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The seven-song project grew out of a year of listening to stories from organizations working for justice, creation care, and community renewal.

March 23, 2026 — In a cultural moment marked by rapid news cycles, political tension, environmental crisis, and widespread exhaustion, many Christians are quietly asking what hope actually looks — and sounds — like today.

A Prayer for Churches in Jerusalem

From CSA

“Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed…” Isaiah 1:17

Earlier this month, several patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem issued a statement condemning various acts in Jerusalem that restricted the rights of churches on their own property.

Affirmations & Denials: A Few Ideas for Responding to the Nashville Statement

By Veronica Timbers

Here are some practical applications for pushing back against the harm of the Nashville Statement and taking collective action toward justice. Just for fun, I will use “The Statement’s” format to present my ideas for a collective—and active—rebuttal.

One Month After Charlottesville: A Letter to My White Suburban Christian Brothers and Sisters

By Benjamin Capps

Dear white, suburban, Christian brothers and sisters,

Like many of you, on the evening of Saturday August 12th, my eyes were glued to the unfolding events scrolling across the screen of my phone—my mouth open, stomach turning, head swirling and palms sweating as my body reacted to what I was seeing.

Animals Are Not Ours: An Interview With Sarah Withrow King

From CSA
Watch an in-depth interview with CSA Deputy Director Sarah Withrow King about why caring for animals is a faithful witness of the peaceful kingdom that God desires, and Jesus modeled.

Expanding the Parameters: The Nashville Statement

By Jon Carlson

The last week of August, while the floodwaters were rising in Houston, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood released a statement “declaring once again the true story of the world and of our place in it—particularly as male and female.” Over fourteen articles, the authors offer a series of “affirmations” and “denials” regarding theological, philosophical, and psychological questions pertaining to LGBTQ+ individuals.

Defend DACA: Seven Things You Can Do Today

By Kathy Khang
Instead of sitting and seething over yet another debacle initiated in the name of law and order, here are seven things you can DO:

The Nashville Statement: Lord, Have Mercy

By Brian Lugioyo

Let me preface my response by saying that I hold a conservative view of sex and marriage, one closer to Augustine than to the common evangelical position that implicitly rejects friendship and explicitly idolizes marriage.

Intersex and the Nashville Statement

By Lianne Simon
The recently published Nashville Statement represents the beliefs of a coalition of conservative evangelical leaders regarding same-sex marriage, gender identity, and even intersex.

A Church for Dreamers: DACA

By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
I think I dropped a plate and almost broke it when I heard the news of President Trump’s plan to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

This Is No Time for Division

By Kimberly Dent

I am frustrated by the stark, stiff-necked posture that my brothers and sisters in Christ who penned the Nashville Statement are advising. Even as I share the writers’ interpretation of God’s original design for marriage and sexuality, I cannot, in clear conscience, go further than that.

Why the Nashville Statement Is Dangerous

By Derek Kaser

My heart aches because of the Nashville Statement.

My heart aches because it is reckless and dangerous and may put real people—image bearers of God—at risk.

To help explain why that is, let me explain a little bit about my history.

The Nashville Statement: It’s Time to Listen and Learn

By Kristyn Komarnicki

As the nation is reeling from racial violence and crippling floods, a group of leaders decided it was a good time to draw some sharp lines around sexuality issues, making sexual orientation and gender identity a central tenet of the Christian faith.

Nonviolent Action Method #112: Reporting Sick ("Sick-In")

From Gene Sharp

Reporting Sick (“Sick-In”)
Where strikes are forbidden by or are not feasible for other reasons, workers can achieve the same goals, ranging from a reduction in production to the equivalent of a real strike, by agreeing to call in sick.

Nonviolent Action Method #18: Displays of Flags and Symbols

From Gene Sharp

Displays of Flags and Symbols
This technique showcases the flag or colors of a national, religious, social or political group, in a form of nonviolent protest that draws on the existence of deep emotions or from the intention to stir them.

Nonviolent Action Method #137: Refusal of an Assemblage or Meeting to Disperse

From Gene Sharp

Refusal of an Assemblage or Meeting to Disperse
A formal or informal meeting may demonstrate opposition by rejecting requests, whether official or not, to disperse. Sometimes, this technique is closely linked to non-obedience or civil disobedience with “illegitimate” laws.

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