Protestant Christians set out to make America Christian and ended up making Christianity American.
04375 – America & Christianity
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04199 – True of Our Churches?
Dark and terrible as is this picture, I hold it to be strictly true of the overwhelming mass of professed Christians in America. They strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Could anything be more true of our churches? They would be shocked at the proposition of...
02993 – A Healthy Patriotism
A healthy patriotism must always be tied to the project of building a more just and inclusive America. from Frederick Douglass, The Prophet Isaiah, and Healthy Patriotism
02861 – WWJD?
We don't want to admit it but Christianity in America is far more than a faith--it's a market, a platform, a fan club, a motor block, an industry. Jesus would turn over so many tables here.
02493 – We are Stewards
This is a pivotal moment for the church in America. It is a challenging time but also an exciting time. We are not just stewards of this space. We are stewards of this moment.
02459 – Sit Where the People Sit
The recovery of preaching in America is heavily dependent on the willingness and ability of preachers to sit where their people sit, existentially and culturally. from The Recovery of Preaching
01942 – America’s Original Sin?
Many people say that racism is America's original sin. It would be more accurate to say that racism is America's original symptom and it's original sin was greed.
01711 – Whiteness: Oppressive, Whether Intentional or Not
At my Christian elementary school, we sang, “Jesus loves the little children…red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in his sight.” In alignment with this song, white people often professed, “I don’t even see color,” reassuring me that I would be safe from...
01664 – Loving and Criticizing America
I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. from Notes of a Native Son
01542 – The Steel of American Resolve
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.