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2026-11-09T09:09:15-05:00

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What the Midterms Say About White Christian Nationalism

Last updated on: November 9, 2026 at 9:09 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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Christian Nationalism has been in the news more and more since the 2024 Presidential Election. Project 2025, the shorthand for the Heritage Foundations document in 2023, has been the outline for the current administration. While it is not an outright Christian Nationalist document, critics note that there are many things in the mandate that align with Christian Nationalism. The last two years of the Trump administration has pushed through many of the ideas of the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership.... Read more

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2026-11-03T15:10:47-05:00

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What Childhood Trauma Can Teach Us About Spiritual Abuse

Last updated on: November 3, 2026 at 3:10 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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Childhood Trauma and Spiritual Abuse The role of trauma – especially childhood trauma – in our adult lives cannot be overstated. More research is coming out every day regarding trauma and how it affects our mental and physical well-being. However, spiritual abuse is a subset of this study that is just starting to be studied. The Church is supposed to be a hospital for the sick (Mk 2:17) – how did it become the place people run from? It’s important... Read more

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2026-10-17T14:58:25-04:00

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Does Eschatology Change How We Vote?

Last updated on: October 17, 2026 at 2:58 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

Three years ago I asked a question: “Does Eschatology Change Politics?” Well, now we’re here. The midterms are approaching quickly, and now is an important time to reconsider how our view of the “end of the age” affects the way we participate in politics. So – how does eschatology and voting interact? An Eschatology Primer In case you’re unfamiliar with the word, eschatology is the theological study of the “last days”. Or, as Stanly Grenz puts it in Theology for the Community of... Read more

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2026-10-13T17:06:57-04:00

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Church

Last updated on: October 13, 2026 at 5:06 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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Indigenous’ Peoples Day or Columbus Day? Depending on where you live in the United States, you might be celebrating Indigenous’ Peoples Day or Columbus Day. About one third of the states here recognize Indigenous’ Peoples Day after President Biden officially recognized it as the same day as Columbus Day in 2021. While Columbus Day historically celebrated the “discovery of the New World”, changing the name of the holiday allows us to reframe the story. Columbus did not actually discover... Read more

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2026-01-24T16:05:26-05:00

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Faithful Exchange Book Review

Last updated on: January 24, 2026 at 4:05 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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This book instantly grabbed me, both by its title and its author. Faithful Exchange is written by David W. Opderbeck, a Law Professor and Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology at Seton Hall University Law School. The book has received high praise from theologians and law professors alike, including one of my favorite theologians Walter Bruggemann. Opderbeck lays out the conundrum of Christians in modern society. “There is no escaping some form of economy, with requirements... Read more

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2025-11-05T11:30:26-05:00

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Wesleyan Vile-Tality Book Review

Last updated on: November 5, 2025 at 11:30 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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I have to admit, I am not part of the UMC, but this book caught my eye. As I’m sure it did for you, the idea of ‘vile’ Christianity did not sound like something that was worth reclaiming. However, Ashley Boggan, the current UMC General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History, puts forth a great argument for the United Methodist Church to become ‘vile’ again. This book is well written, even with the historical focus. It... Read more

2025-08-17T14:51:25-04:00

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Psychedelics and Christian Faith

Last updated on: August 17, 2025 at 2:51 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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I love talking about drugs and Christianity. Typically, my discussions revolve around how the Church ought to engage those who struggle with dependency and addiction, but this is a nice side-step. In Psychedelics and Christian Faith, author Ron Cole-Turner looks at the history of psychedelic use throughout cultures, the emerging science around how psychedelics can be used in medical settings to treat mental illness, and how the Church can think about spiritual experiences from use of psychedelics. You can find the book... Read more

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2025-03-08T18:26:47-05:00

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When God and Country Collide

Last updated on: March 8, 2025 at 6:26 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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In front of 20,000 people, devoted Nazi Dr. Reinhold Krause gave a speech in Berlin. Its purpose was to fully unite the new German Church with the new Nazi Party. As Mary M Solberg notes in her book A Church Undone, “The stenographers who transcribed the speech noted in parentheses the audience’s frequent and enthusiastic responses to Krause’s performance.” (p. 249). God and Country were uniting under the banner of “the People’s Church”. This was a huge moment in the story of... Read more

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2025-03-06T17:38:43-05:00

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White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to the Church

Last updated on: March 6, 2025 at 5:38 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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The Church is in a Precarious Place If you’re reading this, this probably isn’t new for you. I am worried about the state of the American Church. Well, I guess I should specify. I am afraid of the state of the White American Christian Church. The Church is in a precarious place right now, and it’s under threat from White Christian Nationalism. There is a lot of support for Trump from the Religious Right. This support comes not in spite... Read more

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2025-02-12T23:34:47-05:00

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Give Unto Caesar is the Lost Parable

Last updated on: February 12, 2025 at 11:34 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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I love this conversation! I’ve often said that we misinterpret Jesus’ remark to ‘give unto Caesar what is his, and give to God what is God’s’. I’ve heard it growing up that we are to pay our taxes and be good citizens. After all, that’s literally what the verse says. However, it seems to me that this is another parable that we have missed. Not only a parable, I would say this falls into the paradox category. Fun! Let’s Define Some Terms First off,... Read more

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