Opposing Performative Christianity.
On Saturday, August 1st, the president posted an AI picture of himself kissing a golden crucifix with an American flag waving behind him on his Truth Social account.
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Why Christian Nationalism Doesn’t Allow You To Grieve.
The subversive nature of lament.
Dear Christian, where is the line? Is there even a line?
I was opposed to Donald Trump long before he entered politics.
“They should have just obeyed the law!”
There is a deeply uncharitable and dishonest phrase that appears almost every time someone dies during immigration enforcement:
Truth Refuses False Choices.
"What about Iryna Zarutska?!
What Does It Mean for a Christian to Love America?
It is a question worth asking, especially in a time when love of country is so often confused with loyalty to power, silence in the face of injustice, or unquestioning devotion to a flag, a party, or a leader.
Grief Is a Form of Patriotism, Too.
A Reflection for the Fourth of July and America’s 250th Birthday.
Welcome the stranger?
Imagine claiming to be a “Christian nation” while being anti-immigrant and somehow not seeing the blatant hypocrisy.
Sodom and Gomorrah has nothing to do with the LGBTQ community.
Sodom and Gomorrah has nothing to do with the LGBTQ community.
Why Fighting Over Rainbows Isn't Biblical.
Just the other day, someone sent me an angry message repeating rhetoric I have heard far too often.
We Will Look Like The Kind Of God We Worship.
On Sunday, May 31st, Christians all over the world will be observing Trinity Sunday, which is a major feast day in the Western Christian liturgical calendar.
If It’s Nationalist, It Isn’t The Church.
On Sunday, May 24th, Christians all over the world will gather to celebrate the Day of Pentecost.
Rededicating America To God?
On Sunday, May 17th, the Trump administration is holding a national “rededication” worship service.
It’s not just the gold statue, it’s what it represents.
One of the central themes running throughout Scripture is the rejection of idolatry.
The “Christianity” Of This Land.
“Christian nationalism is just a made up term that didn’t exist before now to criticize Christians for loving their country.”
Whether events are staged or not, authoritarianism’s goal towards them is the same.
Whether events are staged or not, authoritarianism’s goal towards them is the same: confuse and overwhelm people into apathy towards finding the truth at all.
Dismantling The Patriarchy With The Bible. Part 4: “God Our Mother.”
I’ll never forget the reaction to one of my first-ever sermons on Mother’s Day weekend.
Dismantling The Patriarchy With The Bible. Part 3: “The Proverbs 31 Woman.”
Proverbs 31 has often been used as a measuring rod for women and a template given to men who are looking for the “ideal wife.”
Responding To The Entire Bible Being Read In D.C.
The entire Bible will be read in D.C.
Dismantling Patriarchy With The Bible. Part 2: “Women must keep silent in churches” & “I do not permit a woman to teach or assume authority over a man.”
There are few things more damaging to the body of Christ than when Scripture, which is meant to bring life, freedom, and truth, is used to bind, silence, or wound.