Tag: Politics

  • Faith in the public space

    I tried to embed a video conversation with William J. Barber II on justice and poverty. It didn’t work. So… PLEASE GO HERE.

  • Can we have room for moderation and forgiveness?

    In our incredibly divided culture, is there a way of moderation? Is there a way of change? When people DO change, do we believe it any more? One such divisive person has been Glenn Beck. I remember him from his FoxNews days and how I came to a place I couldn’t stand his vitriol. Last year I read an amazing story…

  • Politics and the Pulpit

    May 4 being the National Day of Prayer, President Trump signed an Executive Order loosening control of what has been called the “Johnson Amendment.” Under the Johnson Amendment, it was to disallow direct political endorsements from the pulpit of particular candidates. If violated, the IRS could look into pulling the tax exemption status from a religious organization. 

  • Can we recapture “evangelical”

    A term that will take a beating. 

  • We all have our bubbles

    We all have our bubbles. Let’s just call them echo chambers.

  • So you voted for…

    Let’s get across the table with someone not like us and hear each other.

  • Election results and post mortem

    And let us ALL pray. Pray for each other. Minimize the urge to taunt in either direction.

  • The new possibilities for the American conservative church

    We can realize we are set for a new wind of the Spirit!

  • What to remember on November 9, 10,…

    To realize we can live with DEEP FAITH in turbulent times. To understand we can walk WITH POWER in cultures that are not what we knew just a few years ago. We are called to live PROPHETICALLY, not pathetically. We are called to be PREPARED, not PANICKED.

  • Dear Mssrs. Graham and Wallis

    I address you both because I will quite possibly anger both sides of the coin I am truly trying to reach (and offend), so I will kill two birds with one stone.