I begin by saying the obvious: We enter an election year in a time of great political and cultural division in our country. That could have been said every four years since 1968. But today we also can add that…
Amanda Held Opelt has a story to write as well
There is no doubt that Amanda Held Opelt resembles her sister, Rachel Held Evans. Rachel, who tragically and suddenly died in 2019, was in some ways far different than her sister, yet there are striking similarities. Both have approached questions…
Truth Decay: Walking in the truth
“I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” — 3 John 4 With this post, we make our first turn to truth as a moral issue. We will not begin with…
Let’s stop appealing to Magic Jesus and get busy doing Jesus’ work
I don’t believe in Magic Jesus. If I go lie down on the interstate and pray to Jesus for protection, even if we pray a hedge of protection around myself, even if I name it and claim it, no divine…
Who is Jesus Christ for us today?
Deep and terrible divisions wrack American society. Sober observers are concerned that the sporadic protests and counterprotests, the riots and gun-toting militias we have spotted this summer could give way to intensified nationwide civil strife this late fall if the…
In the United States, is it possible to be an honest and just person?
Any society, regardless of its character, teaches and encourages people to be honest and just. In Christianity, however, honesty and justice must be consciously practiced and cultivated; they are, at least theoretically, fundamental principles that should characterize those who have…