A Christian Theology of Protest: Bearing Faithful Witness in a Time of Unrest
By David Swanson
(Editor’s Note: January 21, 2026 | This essay was written prior to the most recent events unfolding in Minneapolis and other cities and is not intended as commentary on any single protest, incident, or tactic.
When God Feels Absent: Lament as a Spiritual Practice
By Liz Cooledge Jenkins
By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down, and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” -Psalm 137:1-3 (NRSVUE)
How different is this biblical song from the upbeat worship music we hear sung every Sunday morning in most U.S.
Sanctuary Then and Now: What 19th-Century Chinese Christians Teach Us About Protecting Immigrants Today
By Caleb Hui and Sam Chao
(Editor’s Note: As detention and deportation escalate, families like Yeonsoo Go’s reveal the human cost of current immigration policies. Here, Caleb and Sam examine why the Christian practice of sanctuary matters now — and how churches have historically responded when the state became the threat.
Clearing the Fog of Empire: A Christian Response to the U.S. Strike in Venezuela
By David Swanson
I grabbed my phone and texted, “What do you think about the news from Venezuela?” It was Sunday morning, just hours after the U.S. launched a military strike in Caracas, the country’s capital and location of President Nicolás Maduro’s compound.
A Prophetic Plea to Agents Wielding Power in Little Village
By Daniel Yang
As Senior Director of Global Mission and Church Movements at World Relief, I work to equip churches and Christian organizations to embody the biblical mandate to welcome vulnerable immigrants and refugees. For years, I’ve seen congregations across the U.S.
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What Charity Can’t Fix: Moving the Church from Compassion to Justice
By Terence Lester, PhD
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on economic injustice. In his first post, Terence Lester exposes the spiritual and systemic crisis of “educational redlining” and calls the church to defend the futures of marginalized students.
Removing Racism from Its Roots: Why Christian Colleges Must Lead with Courage
By Melanie Mock
In September 2008, a group of students hung a cardboard effigy of Barack Obama from an oak tree at the university where I teach. An accompanying sign, meant to critique Obama, suggested that the soon-to-be president, a Harvard-educated lawyer, wouldn’t qualify for a selective diversity scholarship at my institution.
Storytelling Can Activate Justice in Troubling Times
Storytelling Can Activate Justice in Troubling Times
By Melanie Springer Mock
Textbook orders for the spring semester were due in a few days, the 2024 presidential election still a month away.
Rest as Resistance: How Stillness Can Defy Fear and Darkness
By Amy Knorr
On that first solo-driving day, as my daughter backed out of the garage and onto the road with a smile and a little wave, I swear I saw the gossamer shape of a 5-year-old, hands clenched on the handlebars of a tiny bike, pedaling shakily down the street with that familiar left-right wobble of a new rider.