We face challenging times in our lives, but it would be a little foolish to think things simply changed over the course of a week. This is a problem that has been with us since our country’s inception. Hatred of our fellow human has been with us since Cain and Abel.
Read MoreThe most recent presidential election was one of the most divisive and polarizing in modern history. What is most concerning for many was not just the differences and shortcoming of the two candidates but the intense emotions each one kindled across the country.
Read MoreIt didn’t take long for me to learn that I was different. I was waiting in line for my school lunch, standing in front of the counter, my six-year-old self just tall enough to see the cafeteria moms doling out our food, when a classmate came up to me.
Read MoreAs a young man reading through the New Testament on his own, I envisioned Christian Community to be something like a post-apocalyptic enclave, gathering together in the shadows as the world whirled around them.
Read MoreI remember watching a video clip of a man named Alton Sterling getting pinned down and then shot. I felt my stomach turn, unsure of how to react. I wanted to look away as the man lay in a growing pool of his own blood.
Read MoreAs foreigners in this world, we Christians ought to know better than anyone else what it feels like to long for a better country.
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