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July 2026

July 03, 2026

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church VBS: A Closer Look, Hard Questions

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church’s violent VBS skit raises urgent questions about children’s safety, spiritual abuse...

June 2026

June 30, 2026

VBS Murder Skit: When a Church Teaches Children Violence

A pastoral critique of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church’s VBS devil-murder skit and why teaching children...

June 12, 2026

10 Books to Address Christian Nationalism in Your Church

Need resources to address Christian nationalism? These 10 books offer pastors tools for preaching, teaching,...

June 08, 2026

Preaching Ideas, July 4th: Resisting Christian Nationalism

Counter Christian Nationalism this July 4th with a sermon series that reclaims a love for...

April 2026

April 03, 2026

Good Friday, “God Squad” & Endangered Species: A Lament

Good Friday urges us to contemplate the "eco-crucifixion" of endangered species like Rice's Whale following...

March 2026

March 29, 2026

Palm Sunday Was a Protest March! Analysis of #NoKings Speech

#NoKings rallies offer opportunities for faith leaders to use their prophetic voice for justice. Here's...

March 24, 2026

Palm Sunday Counters the Violence of Christian Nationalism

Palm Sunday follows on the heels of No Kings protests this year. Jesus's procession was a...

March 16, 2026

Ezekiel 37 Counters White Christian Nationalism

The sermon to the Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37 preaches to the need...

March 09, 2026

John 9 Counters Disability Bias in Christian Nationalism

The story of Jesus and the man with blindness in John 9:1-41 can counter the...

February 2026

February 17, 2026

Resist Ethnocentrism & Christian Nationalism in Lent: Gen 12

Genesis 12:1-4a can help us counter the ethnocentrism of Christian nationalism in Lent while supporting...

February 11, 2026

Resist Christian Nationalism in Lent, Matthew 4:1-11

In Matthew 4:1-11 during Lent, we can use Jesus’s resistance of Satan's temptations as a...

January 2026

January 10, 2026

The Murder of Renee Good is an Apocalyptic Moment

The murder of Renee Good is an apocalyptic moment revealing difficult truths for white American...

December 2025

December 23, 2025

Preaching Immigration, Christian Nationalism, and Democracy

Preaching about immigration, Christian Nationalism, and democracy were among the top priorities for mainline ministers...

November 2025

November 14, 2025

Survey Shows More Mainline Clergy Addressing Social Issues

Mainline clergy addressing social issues is on the rise, new research shows. This is good...

September 2024

September 16, 2024

Haitian Immigrants “Eating Dogs”? Trump’s Hidden Message

If you laughed at Trump’s racist claim that Haitian immigrants are “eating the dogs,” then...

July 2024

July 09, 2024

3 New Testament Messages for Resisting Autocracy

Did you know that churches assisted in efforts to overthrow autocracy in colonial America? It's...

July 03, 2024

How Should Clergy Respond to Presidential Immunity Ruling?

The equation for ministry in this election season changed on July 1 with the Supreme...

March 2024

March 11, 2024

Katie Britt’s Voice is the Sound of Christian Nationalism

Creeped out by Katie Britt’s voice in her rebuttal to the SOTU? Then the speech...

January 2024

January 20, 2024

Is Your Pastor Preaching Christian Nationalism? 8 Red Flags

Here are 8 signs and red flags that a pastor might be preaching Christian nationalism...

January 16, 2024

American Idolatry by Andrew L. Whitehead: Book Review

In American Idolatry, Andrew L. Whitehead's warning about Christian nationalism is informed by social science...

November 2023

November 09, 2023

Christ the King Sunday Counters Christian Nationalism

Why should a congregation celebrate Christ the King Sunday? It’s one way to push back...

October 2023

October 15, 2023

How to Honor Veterans and Military Personnel at Church – Appropriately, Compassionately

A church can honor veterans and current military personnel in a ways that are appropriate...

August 2023

August 05, 2023

Review of Rev. Kenneth Wheeler’s US: The Resurrection of American Terror

Rev. Kenneth Wheeler, a Black ELCA pastor & elder stateman of the church, has written...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

The Big Red, White, and Blue in the Room: A Sermon about Deliberating the Flag in Church

What if the U.S. flag showed up at a church Bible study ? “The Big...

June 28, 2023

This Flag Has Legs: A Sermon Inviting Dialogue about Flag Placement in Church

The sermon "This Flag Has Legs" invites dialogue for listening to conflicting ideas and meanings...

June 14, 2023

Book Review — For the Facing of this Hour: Preaching that Resists White Christian Nationalism

Preachers need models for confronting white Christian Nationalism. For the Facing of this Hour is...

June 08, 2023

U.S. Flag in the Church? Preaching on Patriotic Holidays

It's bad theology to believe the U.S. flag has a place in a worship space....

June 07, 2023

Flagging the Flag – Idolatry and Freedom: Preaching Exodus 20:1-6

Preaching around patriotic holidays is a difficult challenge. "Flagging the Flag -- Idolatry and Freedom"...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

Palm Sunday and Countering the Violence of Christian Nationalism

A Palm Sunday sermon countering the violence of Christian Nationalism calls for trust in God...

March 20, 2023

Reviving Dry Bones: Countering White Supremacy in Christian Nationalism

Ezekiel’s sermon to the dry bones echoes across the millennia to our own time and...