Here’s part 4 of Ron Sider’s address to the 1984 Mennonite World Conference, and the one I believe is the most powerful part of his speech. This section directly confronts the “passi… more →
Thoughts and Ruminationswrote 2 weeks ago: From time to time I hear the criticism (often third hand and through unnamed sources) that this year … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Jail cell door photo courtesy Carol Highsmith. This image is not available to download. For question … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Rob Schwarzwalder Much has been made of late of the young “evangelical radicals,” whose … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The sixteenth chapter of St Luke contains a couple of stories that Jesus told: odd, quirky stories t … more →
wrote 2 months ago: How does the church pursue the common good? (Photo credit: Internet Monk) By Jeff Gissing (@jeffgiss … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I grew up in a family that really loved eating. My mother is a great cook and has made it something … more →
wrote 3 months ago: (Source: vimeo.com) by Mark Tooley(@markdtooley) Unlike many figures of the Evangelical and Religiou … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Last weekend I drove from Michigan to Massachusetts to attend the North Shore Writers Retreat sponso … more →
wrote 4 months ago: One of the most common complaints about us Christians is that we are hypocrites. We believe one way … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This is a blog about American culture written by me, a Christian. The underlying goal of this blog … more →
wrote 6 months ago: By Bart Gingerich On October 25th and 26th, Christians from the right and the left convened at Cedar … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Ron Sider writes in Relevant magazine: The debate and division between pacifist and just-war Christi … more →
wrote 8 months ago: We have been discussing the need for evangelicals to develop an evangelical, political philosophy in … more →
wrote 8 months ago: You’ve been misinformed. The whole Gospel of Jesus on the cross. You’ve probably heard i … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I am writing this series on evangelical political engagement to explore the questions of if and how … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The religious lefties are at it again… I was looking at the right side of my Facebook timeline … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Given the recent discussion of politics on this blog, by all of its authors, and the upcoming Presid … more →
wrote 8 months ago: “Let’s have Christ our President Let us have him for our king Cast your vote for the Car … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. Prov … more →