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2024 New Year Wishes Unfulfilled, What to Wish for in 2025?
At the beginning of 2024, I made two New Year wishes: (1) End the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and (2) Encourage people to reject intolerance. Neither of those wishes came true. I’m hoping to do better in 2025.
2024 New Year Wishes Unfulfilled, What to Wish for in 2025?
At the beginning of 2024, I made two New Year wishes: (1) End the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and (2) Encourage people to reject intolerance. Neither of those wishes came true. I’m hoping to do better in 2025.
A Light Has Dawned
God’s presence in the form of a child radiated a great light amid the Israelites’ darkness, and it continues to illuminate our darkness today.
A Light Has Dawned
God’s presence in the form of a child radiated a great light amid the Israelites’ darkness, and it continues to illuminate our darkness today.
The Suspicious Relatives of Christmas
The genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of Bathsheba, the son of Sarah
The Suspicious Relatives of Christmas
The genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of Bathsheba, the son of Sarah
Witness: Beginning to See the Light
Many North American churches are lighting Advent candles. But prisoners are setting themselves on fire. How many more will resort to these drastic measures before Christ-followers begin to see the light?
Charles Dickens, Ted Lasso, and Mary, Mother of Jesus: Reimagining Christmas Memories
As in other memory reconstructions– such as how great our country allegedly was at some point in the past–a lot of selective editing goes into recreating the template we try to cram our yearly Christmas experience into.
Witness: Beginning to See the Light
Many North American churches are lighting Advent candles. But prisoners are setting themselves on fire. How many more will resort to these drastic measures before Christ-followers begin to see the light?
Charles Dickens, Ted Lasso, and Mary, Mother of Jesus: Reimagining Christmas Memories
As in other memory reconstructions– such as how great our country allegedly was at some point in the past–a lot of selective editing goes into recreating the template we try to cram our yearly Christmas experience into.
There’s Still No Room for Jesus
As I reflect upon and contemplate the Christmas story this year, I cannot help but imagine Mary and Joseph arriving at the church’s steps today, carrying their little bastard with them. How would they be treated? There is plenty of space in the pews of the churches, but would there be room for an undocumented, unhoused and unwed family?
Look Back | 5 Suggestions to Cope With Grief During Holiday Season
While carrying the burden of grief during the holidays is challenging enough, often those who struggle during this time of year feel as if they cannot express their grief because there is an expectation to be joyful despite the pain we feel.
There’s Still No Room for Jesus
As I reflect upon and contemplate the Christmas story this year, I cannot help but imagine Mary and Joseph arriving at the church’s steps today, carrying their little bastard with them. How would they be treated? There is plenty of space in the pews of the churches, but would there be room for an undocumented, unhoused and unwed family?
Look Back | 5 Suggestions to Cope With Grief During Holiday Season
While carrying the burden of grief during the holidays is challenging enough, often those who struggle during this time of year feel as if they cannot express their grief because there is an expectation to be joyful despite the pain we feel.
The Forgotten Mary
Mary is a good guide, but not because she is sinless and always takes the right steps. In fact, if we read the gospel account carefully, we will see that she experiences doubts and hesitations. She often misunderstands her son’s purpose and mission and sometimes even opposes him.
2025 Q Christian Fellowship To Be Held In Atlanta
January 23, 2025, will mark the twenty-first Q Christian Fellowship Conference, when LGBTQ+ Christians and allies from around the world will gather together. This annual hybrid conference aims to provide space for LGBTQ+ Christians, along with their parents and allies, to worship, fellowship and dig deeper into their faith without questioning whether they belong in the space because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Beating Christian Nationalist Swords Into Ploughshares and Answers Into Questions
Christian nationalism may be able to relate to the theological legacy of Pharaoh, Babylon, Assyria, Rome, the Beast, and perhaps even Joshua. However, those analogies would generally invite indictment and damnation in serious Christian biblical theological discourse.
The Forgotten Mary
Mary is a good guide, but not because she is sinless and always takes the right steps. In fact, if we read the gospel account carefully, we will see that she experiences doubts and hesitations. She often misunderstands her son’s purpose and mission and sometimes even opposes him.
2025 Q Christian Fellowship To Be Held In Atlanta
January 23, 2025, will mark the twenty-first Q Christian Fellowship Conference, when LGBTQ+ Christians and allies from around the world will gather together. This annual hybrid conference aims to provide space for LGBTQ+ Christians, along with their parents and allies, to worship, fellowship and dig deeper into their faith without questioning whether they belong in the space because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Beating Christian Nationalist Swords Into Ploughshares and Answers Into Questions
Christian nationalism may be able to relate to the theological legacy of Pharaoh, Babylon, Assyria, Rome, the Beast, and perhaps even Joshua. However, those analogies would generally invite indictment and damnation in serious Christian biblical theological discourse.
By the Way | Premillennialism, Evangelical Political Apathy and Bad Architecture
As American evangelicals adopted dispensational premillennialism, their attitudes toward society changed dramatically. If Jesus were to return any minute, why bother making the world a better place?
Americans Increasingly Concerned About Quality and Cost of Healthcare
According to a recent Gallup poll, less than half of Americans (44%) feel good about the quality of healthcare in the country. Only 28% are satisfied with healthcare coverage. These indicators are down from a high in 2012, when 62% were happy with healthcare quality, and 41% were satisfied with coverage.
The Moral And Biblical Cases Against Mass Deportation
I teach in a 70% Hispanic high school in northwest Georgia. Although it has its challenges, it is generally a good place to work. The students are quiet but respectful, dutifully taking notes and completing their assignments. I worry that some of my students are in danger of being deported.
By the Way | Premillennialism, Evangelical Political Apathy and Bad Architecture
As American evangelicals adopted dispensational premillennialism, their attitudes toward society changed dramatically. If Jesus were to return any minute, why bother making the world a better place?
Americans Increasingly Concerned About Quality and Cost of Healthcare
According to a recent Gallup poll, less than half of Americans (44%) feel good about the quality of healthcare in the country. Only 28% are satisfied with healthcare coverage. These indicators are down from a high in 2012, when 62% were happy with healthcare quality, and 41% were satisfied with coverage.
The Moral And Biblical Cases Against Mass Deportation
I teach in a 70% Hispanic high school in northwest Georgia. Although it has its challenges, it is generally a good place to work. The students are quiet but respectful, dutifully taking notes and completing their assignments. I worry that some of my students are in danger of being deported.
The Advent of The Beloved Community
Advent reminds us that the Beloved Community is already in this big, wide world around us. Because of the birth of Jesus into the lowly manger, the Beloved Community is already in the lowly, humble people and the lowly, humble places around us. Because God is a God who is with us, the Beloved Community is already here.
Lights on the Tree, Darkness in the Streets: Why Christmas Under Capitalism Betrays the Gospel
To celebrate Christmas without addressing poverty or at least protesting the unjust systems that create it is to betray the very meaning of the holiday.
IMAGE: Christmas Consumerism
Hungering and Thirsting For Righteousness: Alexei Navalny’s Christian Witness
Anyone who reads Alexei Navalny’s posthumously released memoir “Patriot” without connecting the dots between Vladimir Putin’s Russian and Donald Trump’s America is either not paying attention or didn’t learn to connect dots in preschool.
The Advent of The Beloved Community
Advent reminds us that the Beloved Community is already in this big, wide world around us. Because of the birth of Jesus into the lowly manger, the Beloved Community is already in the lowly, humble people and the lowly, humble places around us. Because God is a God who is with us, the Beloved Community is already here.