From “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion” by Mark Feldmeir Many Christians try at all […]
Many Christians try at all costs to avoid mixing politics and church Read More »
From “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion” by Mark Feldmeir As political theorist and community
The price of democracy is our mutual commitment to our common life. Read More »
From “A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through the Politics of Compassion” by Mark Feldmeir Axiom #2: “Good health is
Rarely do we acknowledge the undeserved blessing of good health Read More »
One common misconception about Jesus is that his earthly ministry was defined primarily by his teaching and preaching. But read
“The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” Read More »
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Anti-immigrant sentiment Read More »
Homesickness – the longing for home. Frederick Buechner points out that the word “longing” comes from the same root as
The longing for home Read More »
So, what can we do? Where do we go from here? Can I offer three suggestions? First, if you’re white,
If we want to understand racism in the U.S., as uncomfortable as it might be for us, we have the
We have the moral responsibility to open our eyes and see our society more truthfully Read More »
I do not presume to have arrived on the issue, or to be “woke.” I simply want to share with
Greater awareness of racism Read More »
Baltimore, Ferguson, Charlottesville, Charleston. Trevon, Tamir, Sandra, Philando, and Freddie. Kaepernick, Serena, Barkley, and Lebron. White supremacy, white privilege, white
How can we talk about race without the defensiveness, reflexivity, and scapegoating? Read More »
A Christian response to climate change begins with reclaiming the intimate connection humans once had with creation through simple practices
A Christian response to climate change Read More »
In the debate over climate change, does it not make logical sense to take out a life insurance policy on
We have a moral obligation Read More »
If, for ideological reasons, we cannot agree that human activity contributes to climate change, then we should consider it pragmatically,
When the cost of error is too high, the wise hedge their bets. Read More »
For Jesus, a politics of love manifests itself in the form of compassion, which in Latin means literally to “suffer
Three core commitments Read More »
