Is Christianity essentially individualistic or social? Is following Jesus personal or communal? Progressives can’t decide.
Category: evangelical
Would human rights emerge from a civilization-scale Bible Belt? Does the Bible Belt represent the historic sweep of Christianity? The answer is: No, on all accounts. The Bible Belt would NOT BE a very nurturing cradle in which to raise human rights. In fact, they would probably die of neglect—or something worse. But tragically, most […]
Should conservative Christianity be charged as partially responsible for inciting violence in the past Capitol Assault and possibly in the near future at Biden’s inauguration? Arrests are still being made as responsibility is being assessed for the destruction and death on January 6th. Should Conservative American Christianity be added to the list? How do we […]
Christian Fundamentalism is like an autoimmune disease. I know it sounds harsh. And I was raised Fundamentalist, and I’ve suffered under its effects. So let me explain. An autoimmune disease is when the immune system attacks the body it is meant to protect. This is what Fundamentalism has been doing to the Evangelical body […]
Evangelicals are known for sharing their faith and standing for truth. But these virtues can turn into vices that threaten our gospel witness. Are Christians especially primed for conspiracy theories during this crisis? Are evangelical especially susceptible? Many are shocked (or not shocked at all) with how frequently conservative Christians share conspiracy theories online. Why […]
Pentecost comes and goes so quickly. And we so quickly forget what we have received, trading our birthright for a bowl of porridge called power. Here are six kinds of power followers of Christ often seek after instead of the promise of Pentecost—the Holy Spirit. Many times these six work together, sometimes they compete with […]
I choose messy relationships over Church Clarity. And I choose messy relationships over the Nashville Statement (as I’ve said here and here, and David Fitch and I discussed on our podcast). In fact, as I process the launch of Church Clarity I see 5 ways that Church Clarity is just the inversion of the Nashville […]