Tag: Jesus

• The Danger of Faith

  Resurrection faith is dangerous. On a day of hope, we need a fresh reminder of the danger inherent in an embrace of Christian faith. It’s true. The risen Jesus offers…

  

• The Problem With Purity

  I’ve been following Formula One racing for the past few years. The “formula” stands for an ever-changing list of rules that every racing team agrees to follow. From the design…

  

• Christian Presence As Politics

  The winds of policy in the United States have turned in favor of abortion. Recently, President Biden signed an executive order repealing the Mexico City policy. The policy, put in…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: MLK Jr.

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a pastor, scholar, and pioneering activist. His life was given to the work of American Civil Rights and racial reconciliation in the American church.…

  

• This Is America

  Everyone has already made up their mind. Not about what happened in DC. But about what we want to believe happened in DC. That matters. Profoundly. The reality we live…

  

• Bonhoeffer’s Frontline Christmas

  I’ve been reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters And Papers From Prison. He was a German pastor & member of the German Resistance against the Nazi Party during World War II. Bonhoeffer…

  

• Why We Need The Bells on Christmas Day

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sat at his desk, alone. The year was 1863. Christmas Day. The American Civil War raging. In the last few years, he was twice a widower. His…

  

• Against Christian Nationalism

  Christian Nationalism is a form of theological syncretism, a blending of religion & politics. It hijacks Christian Scripture, symbolism, and imagery to promote American glory & good as ultimate. In…

  

• How Advent Begins

  For most of us, the season of Advent begins with decorations and music. We can settle for the tree, for the tradition, and miss the season. We should embrace Advent…

  

• Humility Is Now and Always The Way Forward

  What do you do while the world waits for history? Of all the surprises in 2020, this election was actually on the calendar. We circled the date. A big moment…