Kingdom Centeredness
A Silent Center white knuckles cling against peace and cries for release into chaos flying, centrifugal to death in attempt to salvage human breath ...
Following Jesus Doesn’t Work
I met a middle aged woman one day who told me she had given up on Christianity. “It just ...
Living With a Kingdom Consciousness
What Is the Kingdom of God? I want to begin by asking, “What is the kingdom of God?" This ...
The Bible, Government and Christian Anarchy
This “essay” contains my informal reflections on biblical texts that I believe support what some call "Christian Anarchy." Consider it ...
Why White People Have Trouble “Getting It”
I'm a member of a special task group on racial reconciliation that consists of a dozen or so pastors from ...
The “Kingdom Now”: Reflections on Magical American Christianity
One major problem American Christians face is that we tend to embrace a magical view of the Christian faith. We ...
Living Jesus’ Prayer for Forgiveness
Luke 23:34: Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Could anything be more shocking ...
Everybody’s Got a Prequel
My wife and I, along with some friends, recently attended the Broadway Play Wicked. Without giving too much away, I’ll ...
Capitalism and Greed
It’s hard to deny that capitalism is the best economic system around. It creates wealth far better than feudalism, communism, ...
William Wilberforce and the Possibility of “Christian” Politics
William Wilberforce was a passionate Christian who entered politics for the sole purpose of ending the slave trade. For more ...
Trapped in a Constantinian Paradigm
A Response to James Smith’s Review of The Myth of a Christian Nation In my book The Myth ...
The Wrong “Bulls-Eye”: Reflections on the “Christian Left”
As it has since the fourth century, the Church today for the most part operates with a Constantinian (“power-over”) paradigm. ...
Why is America Becoming More Politically Divided?
I watched a 20/20 special the other night on politics in America. The show explored the "growing political divide" in ...
Does Following Jesus Rule Out Serving in the Military if a War is Just?
Jesus and Military People Some soldiers responded to the preaching of John the Baptist by asking him what they should do. ...
What Would You Do If Someone Attacked Your Family?
The New Testament commands us never to “repay evil with evil” but instead to “overcome evil with good” (Rom.12:17; cf. ...
Getting Free From the Sin of Sodom: Living With Outrageous Generosity
Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever ...