What is one way to love our neighbors? By extending empathy. One Million Thumprints founder Belinda Bauman believes empathy is one of the keys to healing a divided nation because it teaches us to love which in turn teaches us to listen.
ARTICLE: Why Our Sunday School Disciples Christians in Politics
Pastors have no problem guiding believers on how to follow Jesus in marriage, in the workplace, or at school, but few breach the subject of politics. In that vacuum social media and cable news does the discipling--not a pastor and not the Bible. Pastor Sam Haist of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis, IL) encourages pastors to provide parishioners with a distinctly Christian Biblical framework for how to engage in politics. He suggests focusing on principles before policies, using the curriculum developed by the Center for Public Justice, and prioritizing love which means treating people with dignity and respect in addition to a large dose of humility.
ARTICLE: Christian Nationalism Debates Expose Clashing Views of Power
Talk of Christian nationalism has skyrocketed. In 2021 there were 200,000 tweets on Christian nationalism for the entire year, in just July of 2022 there were over 289,000 tweets on the term. Journalist Daniel Sillman provides a thorough, nuanced look at the word, from those that see it as a positive and those that see it as a negative, along with polling statistics and interviews of pastors, authors, and historians.
ARTICLE: Christian Nationalism Cannot Save the World
Russell Moore, former head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and director of the Public Theology Project at Christianity Today, shows that Christian Nationalism is a virulent flavor of secularism and cannot, as no secularism can, save the world, or even save an individual.
ARTICLE: What is Christian Nationalism?
A question and answer article that presents the definitions and differences between patriotism, nationalism, Christianity, and Christian nationalism in addition to why Christian nationalism is a dangerous ideology.
PODCAST: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
From Hillsong's Carl Lentz to Liberty's Jerry Falwell Jr., including local scandals most of us never hear about, there has been no shortage of pastors, churches, and organizations that have been exposed using power and influence to cover up sexual misconduct, toxic work environments, and other assorted sins. In interviews with former Mars Hill church members, ex-evangelicals, pastors, journalists, authors, and all of those in between The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill tells the story of a church culture that drifted from being a church about Jesus to a church about the pastor.
ARTICLE: Where did White Evangelicalism’s Hatred of Critical Race Theory Really Begin?
Although the anti-critical race theory rhetoric didn't really begin in earnest until 2020 (hint: an election year), the groundwork was being laid back in 2018 by evangelicals on blogs, speeches, and sermons. Reporter Andre E. Johnson traces the roots and motivation of white evangelicalism becoming obsessed with opposing CRT.
ARTICLE: I’ve Been a Critical Race Theorist for 30 Years. Our Opponents Are Just Proving Our Point For Us
Co-editor of Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement Gary Peller says that the vehement backlash against critical race theory makes is readily apparent why critical race theory is needed. Using simple, real world examples Peller details how CRT can help analyze social practices (policing, education) and how they are affected by racism.
ARTICLE: The CRT Debate Distracts from God’s Justice
Critical race theory is being used by many people as a weapon and many people are not taking the time to dig into what CRT actually is. Is critical race theory a tool that Christians can use? Absolutely. Is it a tool that Christians will use to direct church doctrine? No. As Christians we must be nuanced and distinct in our response to CRT.
ARTICLE: In This Fraught Racial Moment, We Need a Refresher on Human Depravity
Priest Tish Harrison Warren argues that the church's response to racism should be different then the worlds - we should be able to admit systemic racism while also moving past the guilt and shaming of others and ourselves. We love the both/and worldview of this article.
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