For me, faith is not just a noun, but also a verb.
04275 – Faith is…
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04267 – Religious Subjugation of Women
Some male leaders of the Christian faith have continued the unwarranted practice of sexual discrimination... It is inevitable that this sustained religious subjugation has been a major influence in depriving women of basic rights within the worldwide secular community.
04243 – When the Message becomes Meaningless
When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority...
04241 – Christianity of the Catacombs
It is not the task of the church to "Make America Great Again." The contemporary task of the church is to make Christianity countercultural again. And once we untether Jesus from the interests of empire, we begin to see just how countercultural and radical Jesus'...
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...
04182 – Patriotism vs. Christian Nationalism
As an American patriot, I celebrate the Fourth of July with pride and gratitude. However, I distinguish this patriotism from Christian nationalism. My faith teaches me that Jesus transcends political affiliations and national boundaries. He is not the exclusive...
04153 – The Real Start of the Show
Faith is precious, but it’s just the opening act for the real start of the show, which is love.
04102 – Alternative to Faith?
I cannot believe that God would bless us with a critical intelligence, with an ability to extend the frontiers of knowledge and understanding when it comes to biology and psychology, and then say to us, “Stop, go no further” when it comes to theology. For me, the...
04041 – Without Doubt, No Faith
Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith.
04037 – “Epiphany’s Provocation”
We, of the majority caste, are largely innocents. By "innocent" I mean clueless about the way history has privileged some and impoverished others. If we are to move toward a future beyond the fatal consequence of our transgressions, we must lose our innocence. We have...