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June 2017

June 28, 2017

The “Christian” Politics of Stone Throwing

One of the challenges in any era is what to do when there is a...

June 06, 2017

I Wanted War – and I Was Wrong (Zach Hoag)

[Kurt Note: Zach is someone that I respect. A lot. In fact, he and I...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Kingdom Politics: In Search of a New Political Imagination for Today’s Church

A NOTE FROM KURT WILLEMS: This is a guest post from two anabaptist thinkers/practitioners who...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Politicized Christology in Christianized Politics: “Constantinianism” of “Right” and “Left”

This is a guest post to get us thinking about political discourse as Christians. Thanks...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

The Israel-Gaza Conflict has Names and Faces: Hearing Voices from Both Sides of the Wall

Over the past several weeks, my heart has grieved the violence taking place in Gaza....

April 2014

April 30, 2014

The Only Time Torture was Ever “Good” – water baptisms and state-sanctioned brutality

Sarah Palin's recent comments comparing waterboarding to the baptism of terrorists is creating quite a...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Changing our Lenses on Crime and Punishment – a restorative justice view

My friend Ben Corey wrote a great set of blogs on our justice system and...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #9: (a)Political

This is the ninth and FINAL post in a series exploring the broad vision for...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

North Korea may bomb the hell out of us and blow us to smithereens, yet we will cling to the instability of hope

***I wrote this article prior to the events in Boston, otherwise my title would...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Drone Strikes: the New Crucifixion

[Yesterday and Today on Pangea, I'm highlighting an important issue: Drone Strikes. Our nation increasingly...

February 03, 2013

From the Sky: a film about drone strikes, family, and resistance

[Editor's Note from Kurt Willems: Today and tomorrow on Pangea, I'm highlighting an important issue:...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Following Jesus: The Best Gun Control Ever!

The Central Valley of California is similar to most of rural America. It’s an area...

January 21, 2013

Cornel West on why MLK’s Bible shouldn’t be used at the inauguration of Obama

Cornell West is a voice that I always listen to. I can't, a white middle-class...

January 01, 2013

From the Margins: Following Jesus in a post-Christian culture

[This article originally appeared in winter 2012 issue of In Part, the magazine for the...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

A Letter to the NRA from a Citizen of the U.S. with a Severe Mental Illness

[Editor's Note (Kurt Willems) - The following was written by a close personal friend. He...

November 2012

November 22, 2012

Intro to the Gaza-Israel Conflict: Equipped for Thanksgiving Talking Points

FROM WASHINGTON POST, "9 QUESTIONS ABOUT ISRAEL-GAZA YOU WERE TOO EMBARRASSED TO ASK" I thought...

November 20, 2012

Evangelicals and the Politics of Jesus – The Moral Minority and Conservatism

The following is a guest article, written by David Swartz. He is a Mennonite, historian, and...

November 06, 2012

The todays and tomorrows of this election – a reflection

Today many of us will vote. Tomorrow many of us will gloat. Today many of...

November 05, 2012

Why do (or don’t) you identify with a political party?

It seems to me that Jesus had an interesting habit: critiquing both sides. He was...

November 04, 2012

How to pledge allegiance to Jesus on Election Day

Excerpt from Mark Schloneger on CNN.com: Our fears, our hopes, our worries and our struggles...

November 02, 2012

Mitt Romney argues about the Mormon view of the End Times

HT: 22 Words Mitt Romney speaking about Mormon theology. The REAL Mitt Romney! (Interview done...

November 02, 2012

After the election of a new President, we will still…

*To be clear, I did not write this. I do think it is making a...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

The Impossibility of Being President and Following Jesus

Content Director's Note: This post is a part of our Election Month at Patheos feature....

October 16, 2012

The elections are like an entertaining circus (Stanley Hauerwas)

This video features some reflections on election season from Stanley Hauerwas. I found this on...

October 16, 2012

Red Letter Dialogues: Review and Introduction (Claiborne and Campolo)

By re-focusing our attention on the basics, the red letters of the Bible, these authors...

October 09, 2012

The Red Letter Revolution has begun! What if Jesus meant what he said?

A question that many younger followers of Jesus are asking is: What if Jesus meant...

October 02, 2012

Shaping Politics – Biblical Theology or Political Ideology?

In what follows, I've pasted an excerpt from an article by Lisa Sharon Harper. She...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Obama on Fighting Against Slavery at Home and Abroad

September 29, 2012

Did the Devil come up with the separation of church and state?

From Greg Boyd's ReKnew: I encourage you to read this article. In it, Rick Perry claims...

September 14, 2012

Biblical Hatespeech Against Obama – Wishing his orphans no mercy?

HT: Greg Boyd The following video and this article explains the sign in greater detail....