Pentecost marks the birthday of the Christian church, the day when the mission to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18) officially launched. While Jesus Christ himself is the church’s head (Colossians 1:18), and profession of Jesus as Lord is its...
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...
I recently wrote about the theological and political dangers of Biblicism. That danger was on display as the Christian Nationalist group Jericho March gathered in Washington, D.C. on December 12th 2020, to demonstrate for “election integrity, transparency, and...
When Rev. Jesse Jackson was running for president I told my mom that it would be good if Rev. Jackson was president, since he was a pastor so he would do what God wanted. Before I became politically or theologically aware, I would feel an immediate kinship with any...
How should a Christian vote? This should be a difficult question. There are multiple Christian organizations that will try to make the decision easier for you by distributing “non-partisan” voter information cards. What we need is not a simplified rubric for the...
On June 1st, 2020, President Trump stood in front of St. John’s Parish holding a Bible. There is much that could be said about how he got there – violently clearing the square of protestors and accompanied by senior advisors, including the chairman of the Joint...
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