A Time for Ashes, Not Applause: Reclaiming the Meaning of National Repentance
To recast this day as a “jubilee” fundamentally misses the order of things. Biblically, a jubilee comes after true repentance and restoration. Celebration must ...
Tag: Politics
Faith Beyond the Stage: A Call Away from Performative Religion
At its core, performative religion undermines faith’s true purpose, to transform.
Between the Sword and the Cross: A Reflection on Just War in an Age of Political Fury
As a Church leader, I must be clear. When political leaders speak of annihilation, claim divine sanction for violence, or dismiss the Church’s moral voice, they...
Salt, Light, and the Courage to Speak
In times of uncertainty, the Church is called not to withdraw from the world but to stand within it as a witness to hope. We are called to be people who protect...
Bound in Covenant by the Returning Light
Racism, nationalism, and exclusion are not merely social failures; they are theological failures. They deny the Spirit’s work. They fracture the covenant. They ...
This is a Moral Moment
This is not simply a political moment or a cultural moment; it is a profoundly moral one, and people of faith are being asked, gently but insistently, to respon...
He has come to us
This is not merely “politics.” This is a moral accountability that must be voiced by the church, not because we belong to one party or another, but because the ...
A True Pro-Life Ethic Includes the Poor, the Prisoner, the Immigrant
Christian faith does not call us to protect only biological origins. It calls us to honor life as relational (existing in connection with others), social (forme...
Living Awake: Romans 13 and Faithful Resistance
Paul’s vision is not of quiet submission but of awakened lives shaped by integrity, compassion, and courage.
When God Flees
Herod is not just a historical figure. Herod is any system that chooses control over compassion. Any leader who trades truth for fear. Any policy that sacrifice...