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Daniel K. WilliamsCultureChurch

What Were the Real Origins of the Christian Right?

The origins of the Christian right are far more complex than those critics who claim it was about racism and segregation would have you think.

Musembi wa NdaitaChurch

The Hospitality of Church Cookies

The 2026 World Cup will afford North American Christians a wonderful chance to practice ordinary hospitality as our nations welcome the world to our door.

Onsi A. KamelCurrent EventsChurch

How America Betrayed Middle Eastern Christians

When Middle Eastern Christians oppose Islamic terrorism, American Christians celebrate them. We turn silent, however, when our allies assail them.

Joshua HeavinChurch

In Defense of the Prayer of Humble Access

The Prayer of Humble Access is one of the Prayer Book's highest points as it reminds us of the debt we owe and the richness of God's grace.

Jake MeadorChurch

Belonging to a Church in a World with Weak Traditions

Three dominant sub-groups now define the traditionally white Protestant churches in America. And they're all good at annoying each other.

Trevin WaxTechnologyChurch

Denominations in an Age of Online Over-Exposure

Greater knowledge of the affairs of other churches combined with reduced embodied community has dramatically weakened ecclesial institutions.

Andrew ArndtChurchFormation

A Christmas Sermon

A Christmas sermon from Andrew Arndt, pastor of New Life East in Colorado Springs, CO

Patrick MillerChurchCulture WarEvangelism

Best of 2024: What Happened When My Church Encountered Negative World

Christian love and showing grace to our enemies isn't a 'strategy' that can go out of date. It's simply what biblical fidelity requires.

Jake MeadorChurchFormation

Constructing Toward Catholicity

I've known many people who left one evangelical church and found another, or who simply leave altogether. I have known few who leave and find catholicity.

Cameron ShafferChurchSacraments

You Must Be Baptized to Receive the Lord's Supper

If you have not been baptized, you have not been received into the church and, therefore, you should not partake of the church's meal.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism

Evangelical Catholicity and American Church Futures

If the American church is to take advantage of the opportunities in front of us we will need to shift our ways of thinking about several key issues.

Kirsten SandersChurchFormation

Tending the Flame

The dominant metaphors we use to describe the Christian life should be creaturely and organic, not mechanistic.