by John D. Pierce | Jan 10, 2023 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham recently said: “People don’t like being told they are wrong.” Defensiveness often accompanies being proven wrong as well. Many prefer comfortable untruth to uncomfortable truth. Since being told or proven to be wrong is not...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 6, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
There is much discussion, strategic thinking and alarm about the future of the church coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many U.S. church leaders and members — on the heels of this unprecedented experience for them — are lamenting a slow or absent return of...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 11, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
In the lexicon of my faith-shaping, first-stage Christianity, no designation was more highly acclaimed than that of a “soul winner.” Those most successful at “soul winning” were well touted and raised as examples for the rest of us. Spreading the good news of God’s...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 26, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
Being seen as Christian sure seems more important to many than just being Christian. And such spiritual showmanship is getting encouragement and enablement from high places. With the political winds at their backs, these invigorated showmen of Americanized...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 7, 2022 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
Much good work is being done to explain and counter the growing presence and damaging effects of Christian nationalism. If strong repudiation of this heretical religious-political mess is unsuccessful, then we can look for a continuing perversion of the faith intended...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 20, 2021 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
I’ve grown tired of those who claim to be more patriotic than the rest of us while working to destroy democracy – or more Christian while largely ignoring everything Jesus said and did. Faithfulness takes more than laying claims to titles, and then redefining and...
