Thinking about politics
Recent political events show that the 2024 election season will be anything but boring. Social media is flooded with political opinions, and church conversations often…
faith and politics
Kingdom over country
2024 marks the first time Carlos Estrada, minister for the Spanish-speaking cohort of Chicago’s Northwest Church of Christ, gets to cast his vote as an…
What do we do now?
In the wake of the July 13 attack on former President Donald Trump, some of us remember exactly where we were when President John F.…
Editorial: Faith, politics and the true Kingdom of God
In case you missed it, it’s election season in America. As a result, everything from shoes to graduations, even Bibles and churches, has been politicized.…
‘Jehovah Nissi’
LUBBOCK, Texas — As the world rallies to its banners — red vs. blue, nation vs. nation, team vs. team — Trey Morgan keeps a…
My election year mantra: ‘Let me Listen’
TULSA, Okla. — Jeanie and I sat in Chapman Hall of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, listening to our 16-year-old daughter sing in Latin. But…
Editorial: Why, and how, we will talk about 2024 politics
Those of us with a heritage in the Restoration Movement have a complicated relationship with politics and government. We are, after all, from the lineage…
Pursue justice rather than power
The messy overlap of Christianity and U.S. politics is where you’ll often find David French. Before becoming a New York Times columnist tackling political issues…
Why are some Christians so angry?
Chris McCurley has noticed something. “People are angrier than ever,” he said. That includes many Christians, said McCurley, who preaches for the Oldham Lane Church…
Pandemic and politics exacerbate challenges facing an Ohio church
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — This one-time farm town about 30 miles northwest of Columbus is booming. The century-old Marysville Church of Christ is not. Even before…
