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November 2018

November 26, 2018

Repent, and Believe the Good News: Black Lives Matter!

Recently, a sitting United States Senator from Mississippi “joked” about being on the front row...

November 06, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Michael Wear, Author and Former Faith Advisor to Barack Obama

America is changing. Depending on who you are and what change you do or do...

October 2018

October 01, 2018

When Jesus Broke Up the “Boys-Will-Be-Boys” Club

By Bert Montgomery A woman stands alone in front of an intimidating group of men...

July 2018

July 09, 2018

CBF Podcast: Demanding Liberty, Featuring Brandon J. O’Brien

Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien is director of content and distribution for Redeemer City to City...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

CBF Podcast: Spiritual Defiance, featuring Robin Meyers

“What began as a quiet rebellion of mourners soon grew into a movement that inspired...

June 04, 2018

CBF Podcast: The Guardian columnist Daniel José Camacho on the art of transformation

So how do we bring about social, political and theological transformation in a healthy way?...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

Would You Worship Next to a Trump Supporter? Things Pondered from a Construction Site Jesus

Evidence of congregations ratcheting up the political rhetoric is not just anecdotal. Polling shows that...

May 11, 2018

CBF Podcast: Preaching in the Era of Trump, Featuring Wes Allen

This is not the first time a generation of clergy, nor will we certainly be...

May 11, 2018

Faithful Advocacy: Living into the tension

The way forward is to root the long-term advocacy priorities of our congregations and of...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

CBF Podcast: Changing the Way the Church Sees Racism, Featuring Drew Hart

We are 50 years removed from the Civil Rights Movement and we can often act...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

CBF Podcast: A conversation with CNN’s Daniel Burke

If you think it’s hard to remove bias from basketball rivalries, imagine what it is...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Jennifer Harvey

In Harvey’s new book, Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America,...

February 06, 2018

CBF Podcast: A Conversation with Emma Green of The Atlantic

“So, this idea of fake news is really vicious, because there is genuine fake news...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Focusing on thanks

So, I'm hoping for a great Thanksgiving. I'm hopeful for a great Thanksgiving for all...

November 17, 2017

CBF Podcast: Zack Hunt and American Jesus Madness

The criticism is that because he is not paid clergy, he has no accountability to...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Jack Jenkins of ThinkProgress

We sat down with Jack, the senior religion reporter for ThinkProgress, to talk about the...

October 03, 2017

Some “Thoughts and Prayers” and Questions Following the Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Imagine a nation where everyone who ever made a public statement boasting about their faith...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Brian Zahnd

By Andy Hale Imagine what it would look like to dismantle the mega-church you started....

September 07, 2017

Monuments worth defending

While I am protesting and pointing out the sins of other people as they try...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

Support DREAMers, Support the DREAM Act

I accept that thoughtful Christians may disagree on public policy, and I certainly acknowledge my...

August 23, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Melissa Rogers of Obama White House

The pursuit of religious freedom extends beyond the boundaries of American Evangelicalism. The quest for...

August 22, 2017

Dear Fellow WASPS — For the love of God and the love of thy neighbor

When we love our heritage, our flag, or our statues more than we love our...

August 21, 2017

I’m Not Racist But…

The events in Charlottesville, Va., this past week were horrendous, and the outpouring of resistant...

August 21, 2017

Why the Lost Cause is Winning

The problem, however, is that the very monuments that embody white Southerners necessarily disembody people...

August 16, 2017

Hate must not find a home

Sometimes pastors are cautioned about bringing politics into the pulpit. We must remember that the...

July 2017

July 20, 2017

This is a special time

I too believe things are bad. I too worry about our country, struggling under the...

July 13, 2017

Where Have All the Baptists Gone?

It is now 2017, not 1776. Baptists are now in the majority, and many of...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Let us end the violence

As of my writing, there have been 307 shootings in the U.S. in the last...

June 19, 2017

God’s chosen nation? We can’t have it both ways

For argument’s sake, let’s suppose that our country is at the top of God’s most...

June 15, 2017

Blessed is the man

My hope in writing this is to challenge each of us to be careful in...

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