The Messiah will come to remove the powerful from their thrones and restore David’s kingdom. He will deliver God’s people from under the oppressor’s heavy arm, cast down the mighty, raise up the lowly, and reestablish the self-governing might of the kingdom that...
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...
10 people have been executed under the federal death penalty since July 2020 and 3 more are scheduled for execution before the end of Pres. Trump’s term in office. The BBC notes that this makes Donald Trump “the country’s most prolific execution president in...
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads unchecked across the United States, some governors are implementing or re-instating limits on public gathering. These restrictions are reigniting simmering frustration and anger about state and local efforts to limit religious...
One of the tools in the Culture War arsenal is the threat that Christianity is going to be destroyed in the United States. This threat is wielded, sometimes subtly and sometimes overtly, in an attempt to rally Christian troops to the cause of protecting Christian...
In the lead up to and in the wake of a contentious presidential election, it is common to hear Christians claim that their preferred candidate was chosen by God to bring about the “right” policies or to draw America to godliness. It was not unusual to hear President...
How should a Christian vote? This should be a difficult question. We need to apply our hearts and minds to develop an understanding of how our citizenship in the Kingdom of God informs our citizenship in this country. This is the final installment in my series, How...
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