by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Jan 8, 2021 | American Values, Christian Nationalism, Church and State, Current Events, Evangelicalism
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. – Matthew 5:14 For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. – John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity,” 1630 The “City on a Hill” is part of...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Sep 13, 2020 | American Values, Kingdom of God, Politics, Voting
How should a Christian vote? This should be a difficult question. This question should cause tension, even anxiety. We do not need a simplified rubric for the “right” way to vote. We need an understanding of how our citizenship in the Kingdom of God informs...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Sep 6, 2020 | American Values, Kingdom of God, Politics, Voting
How should a Christian vote? This should be a difficult question. This question should cause tension, even anxiety. Discerning how to use the influence afforded us in a democratic republic should raise serious questions about our ethics, values, convictions, and...
by Miranda Zapor Cruz | Aug 22, 2020 | American Values, Current Events
“For freedom Christ has set us free!” (Galatians 5:1) “They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are . . . liberty.” (Declaration of Independence) Many Christians in the United States have both of these statements memorized. ...
Recent Comments