When torn paper is more outrageous than torn families, it is a mirror that reveals to us the heart of a people.
“We must vote for Trump… he’s going to protect Christians,” they said. In hindsight I guess they meant Christian business owners who dream of hanging
We live in a time when our neighbors are in a crisis of poverty and violence– a crisis that is beyond what most Americans could
My fellow Christians, I get it. You’ve long and proudly identified with being “pro-life.” The term is part of your DNA, both when it comes
Think you would have stood up to the Nazis had you lived in WWII Germany? Here’s how to know for sure:
Those on the Religious Right claim that Trump is a Christian president who cares about Christian values. Those on the Religious Right also claim that
A hallmark of being a conservative Christian is supposedly being “pro-life”. In the age of Trump and “nuke em’ all,” we of course know that the
Growing up Evangelical, we were often warned that some issues were “heaven or hell” issues. While even the most rigid among us recognized that some
As we know, the world is facing a refugee crisis. We see it on the news daily, to the point where many of us in
This past week has been a difficult week to be a Christian with access to the internet. Between the bombings in Europe and the Middle
In our divisive political climate, Hitler comparisons are far too common and grossly misused. Most of the time, the comparisons are simply inappropriate. However,
My spirit has been grieved in a way I haven’t experienced before as the situation in Iraq and Syria has turned for the worse as
My church family– the people I love and serve week in and week out– are not like me. We don’t share the same primary language
We only have Jesus because someone decided to show love and mercy towards an illegal immigrant.
When the people of Jesus reclaim the immigration discussion, we discover that immigrants should be able to move to any culture in the world and know that when they arrive, they’ll find guaranteed allies in the Christian community… I don’t know how things could get much clearer: if we’re not radically caring for, feeding and clothing immigrants, Jesus says we’re not really on God’s side at all.
I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite moments in life is when I put on an old jacket or an old pair
As the Senate recently passed long awaited immigration overhaul and the bill now heads to the house, the long-standing national discourse on the issue of
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BLC is an author, speaker, scholar, and global traveler, who holds graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and received his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus, and Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith.
BLC
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
BLC
BLC is a cultural anthropologist, public theologian, writer, speaker, global traveler, and tattoo collector. He is a two-time graduate of Gordon-Conwell with graduate degrees in Theology & Intercultural Studies, and went on to receive his doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Fuller. He is the author of Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith, and Undiluted: Rediscovering the Radical Message of Jesus. In addition to his blog, Formerly Fundie, his work has been regularly featured by a wide array of media outlets such as TIME magazine and CNN, among others.
