What is our primary role as Christians? “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” (Matt 28:19-20, NRSV) The Great Commission implies our job is to mold […]
Read More The Kingdom of God is inherently politicalThere are many reasons why American Christians have been reacting the way they have when it comes to their political and social behavior and responses, but I think one reason stands out from the rest: Christians (more broadly, conservative Americans in general) feel like their way of life is under attack. I’d say that, based […]
Read More The crisis of Western and Christian culture: Christian Idolatry, Part IVThis is the third post in a series on the connected crises of American society, culture, and Christianity – please read the first post here and second here if you haven’t already. The American Christian crisis is connected with both culture and politics, and what I mean when using the word “politics” is: the way […]
Read More The crisis of American Christianity: Christian Idolatry, Part IIII have been struggling to write anything for the last several months. The thoughts in my head I’ve wanted to share have been noisily rattling around, but I’ve been wrestling with despair and concern that whatever I write is going to be misunderstood. We are living in a wild and dangerous time in America for […]
Read More The three American crises of Christianity, culture, and government: Christian Idolatry, Part II have some thoughts to share as a Christian as we in America brace for the results of another presidential election. First, while it’s true that the writers of the New Testament had no direct familiarity with voting as a way of running a civil government (and therefore Paul’s admonition in Romans 13 to be […]
Read More A Christian voting reminderOur practice of lying to ourselves is combining with crippling levels of fear in the face of change. We need to address both issues for a healthy society.
Read More How to keep the world from falling apart – Part IHe’s almost certainly not exactly who you think he is, and to know him, you have to be open to change.
Read More The wrong Jesus: A Christmas Meditation
David S. Wisener 