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By Jon Carlson
“What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life…”
– Henri Nouwen
People often talk about how difficult a life in politics can be.
By Amanda Martinez Beck
The idea that it is the will of God for us to be healthy, wealthy, and successful is at the heart of the prosperity gospel. Preachers of this gospel lay out what needs to be done—how much money needs to be given, what we need to “name and claim” for ourselves—so that our lives reflect this supposed will of God.
By Zakiya Jackson
Who will weep with me
I can feel the ancestors hoping
praying
dripping with blood fervor anticipation…
By Jennifer Carpenter
This fasting and prayer guide is a simple, non-comprehensive resource to use with your community to help focus minds and hearts on the greatest commandment for all Christians: Love God and love your neighbor.
By Emily Jones
The morning after the Democratic National Convention, in my daily devotional, I arrived at 1 Kings 3:16-28. This passage tells the story of the newly-crowned King, Solomon. Solomon is approached by two women, both prostitutes.
By Russell Rickford
Sisters and brothers: I’m delighted that you are mobilizing. Your demonstration reflects your recognition that the escalating crisis of racial terrorism requires a firm and uncompromising response.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
After the kids are tucked into bed, I will fix a salty snack and settle into my favorite chair in front of the TV. On the agenda—watching the presidential debates.
Through the summer, I watched the conventions out of curiosity and for the fun of it.
Featuring Micky ScottBey Jones
As Christians, we follow the teachings of Jesus who repeatedly told us to love each other, love our neighbors, and love even our enemies. When we pursue a life that makes radical love visible, on earth as it is in heaven, our actions are marked and defined by love.
By Leroy Barber
by Leroy Barber
You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
By Leroy Barber
My heart dropped as I watched the face of Michael Brown’s mother and listened to her screams as she looked upon her son lying in the street, not being allowed to approach his body.
By Misty Irons
by Misty Irons
As someone who is a member of the Reformed branch of the conservative evangelical church, I have been asking myself what I would like to see happen in the future for us straight Christians who hold to a Side B position on homosexuality.
By Mark Charles
The challenge with Donald Trump is that he understands all too well what made America “great.” And this has presented a problem for the Republican Party, and now, with his nomination, will cause a problem for the entire country.
Reviewed by Shannon Beeby
Set in in the microcosm of a pool party for the teenage son of a Midwestern megachurch pastor, Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party takes a macrocosmic look at the questions and concerns that confront many faith communities.
By Carolyn Custis James
Anyone who has a finger on the pulse of American evangelicalism has to be wondering if the patient will survive.
During the current presidential election cycle, American evangelicalism has suffered what may prove to be a potentially lethal setback at the hands of a few evangelical leaders.
By John Seel
Life is spherical. It is lived in 3D. It is better understood from lived experience than from abstractions. It is messy, provisional, and intrinsically relational. These are the guiding insights of millennials…
By Darren Calhoun
Tomorrow will mark my sixth year of being part of counter-protest efforts at the Chicago LGBTQ Pride parade. This effort started with the “I’m Sorry” campaign in 2010. At that time, a group of people gathered together to apologize for the way the church has harmed LGBTQ communities.
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