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November 2025

November 06, 2025

Wesleyan Vile-Tality Book Review

I have to admit, I am not part of the UMC, but this book...

March 2025

March 02, 2025

White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to the Church

The Church is in a Precarious Place If you're reading this, this probably isn't new...

February 2025

February 16, 2025

Give Unto Caesar is the Lost Parable

I love this conversation! I've often said that we misinterpret Jesus' remark to 'give unto...

February 02, 2025

Become Grains of Sand in the Gears

It's felt like years, but it's only been 13 days since Trump was sworn in...

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...

November 04, 2024

Book Review: Trump and the MAGA Movement as Anit-Christ

With the 2024 election only hours away, there is a lot of rhetoric about what...

March 2024

March 13, 2024

God’s Commandments for Modern America

I actually don't like always or never statements. They cause a huge problem when talking...

March 06, 2024

The Weight of the “Uncommitted” Vote

America is voting in the national elections this year. This, of course, raises our awareness...

December 2023

December 03, 2023

Stay Awake! Advent Is Here

Advent is the start of the new lectionary calendar in the Church. Advent (from the...

December 01, 2023

The Magnificat for the Modern Day

The Protestant branch of Christianity seems to have hangups on Mary. It might be because...

November 2023

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 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 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 10, 2023

Rediscovering Christianity For The Next Generation

Research has shown that Christians are leaving the church. Younger generations are less likely to...

July 2023

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 04, 2023

Finding the Devil in America: Collective Forces

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

April 2023

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 21, 2023

The Christian Bill of Rights

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

March 07, 2023

What Is Justice for Christians in America?

What Is Justice? "He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does...