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October 2026

October 12, 2026

Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Church

Indigenous' Peoples Day or Columbus Day? Depending on where you live in the United...

November 2024

November 07, 2024

The Heart of the Nation is Good, but our Soul is Rotten

In her concession speech, Harris claimed that the ideals of this country are at the...

December 2023

December 17, 2023

The Bright Light of Advent

On the third week of Advent we leave Mark's Gospel and read the Gospel of...

November 2023

November 21, 2023

What To Pray Over Thanksgiving Dinner

I love Thanksgiving. It is by far my favorite holiday. Christmas can take a hike...

November 13, 2023

Why Doesn’t The White Church Pray With Their Legs?

If you ask a White Conservative Christian in America if they're under attack, you might...

October 2023

October 31, 2023

The Forgotten American Witch Trials

Halloween is the time to think all things creepy. There is one town in America...

October 19, 2023

Does Eschatology Change How We Vote?

Three years ago I asked a question: "Does Eschatology Change Politics?" Well, now we're here....

October 03, 2023

Can a Christian be Pro-Union?

It has been a wild year for labor. Starting in February, CNBC reports about 362,000...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

Can the Church be Reformed from the Inside?

The Universal Church is in a major period of change. The Church is finding healthy...

September 01, 2023

Labor Day: The Lost Christian Holiday

If I were to ask you what your favorite Christian holiday is, you might say...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

American Christianity Has Failed The Family

I promise this isn’t clickbait. I really think the American Church has failed the family....

August 17, 2023

Is Humanitarianism a Christian Phenomenon?

August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. On this day, we recognize the work so many...

August 14, 2023

Victory Day As A Theological Lesson

Unless you live in the small state of Rhode Island, you've probably never heard of...

August 02, 2023

Why Do Some Christians View Having Children So Differently?

If you're interested in Christian pop-culture, you've probably seen the Duggar family documentary Shiny Happy People. This...

July 2023

July 18, 2023

Does American Christianity Have a Persecution Complex?

American Christianity has a martyrdom complex. Much of the White Conservative Evangelical Church sees themselves...

July 11, 2023

Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About Church in the Digital Age?

It feels like church has changed so much after the COVID-19 pandemic. With most of...

July 04, 2023

How does Christianity and the 4th of July Work Together?

I haven't ever been really patriotic. Maybe it's because I grew up in the 2000's....

June 2023

June 14, 2023

How the Social Gospel Affected The New Deal

The Social Gospel of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was concerned with the...

June 06, 2023

An Explosion of Exploitation in America

Capitalism is historically American. Independence, individualism, and entrepreneurship are deeply held American beliefs. These qualities...

May 2023

May 23, 2023

What is the Protestant Work Ethic?

American Christianity has a long history of entangling religion and work. The Puritans began settling...

May 16, 2023

Christ in Capital: What’s Going On?

This is why I decided to go to seminary. The capitalization of Christianity has been...

May 04, 2023

Finding the Devil in America: Collective Forces

While the First Great Awakening was a natural byproduct of the English settlers in America,...

May 02, 2023

Finding the Devil in America: Hell Finds A Home

Following the Salem Witch Trials of the late-17th century, America was settling back into religious...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

Finding the Devil in America: Puritan Panic

The story of the Puritans starts across the pond in England. This Protestant group was...

April 25, 2023

What is the Seven Mountain Mandate?

I am not the first person to write on the Seven Mountain Mandate. In fact,...

April 20, 2023

The Fall of the Social Gospel in America

The Social Gospel movement emerged in the late 19th century in America as a response...

April 18, 2023

Walter Rauschenbusch: On Earth as it is in Heaven

The Lord's Prayer serves as a model for Christian prayer. While some denominations recite it...

April 11, 2023

Where Did the Social Gospel Come From?

If you were to ask an Evangelical about the Social Gospel, you may get a...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Does Eschatology Change Politics?

American Christianity has been working since the beginning of the country to bring about a...

March 21, 2023

The Christian Bill of Rights

Nation Creation The American Revolution was the growing pains of the colonies looking for freedom...