I came of age, as an evangelical Christian, in the period 1977 to 1983, during which time I attended Wheaton College. That form of evangelical Christianity was very, very different than the form it took following the rise of the religious right in the middle and late 1980s. In particular, abortion was not nearly the […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: The treatment of immigrants in the Bible
I have to preface this column with two confessions. First, my heart aches that I even have to discuss, as calmly and theologically as I can, the immorality of separating immigrant children from their families at the border. Second, due to the circumstances of this column, and in particular how quickly this abominable situation developed, […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Jonah and the Great Fish
This piece is a synthesis of religiosity and politics. It is as much commentary, as it is an open letter to those that would kill in the name of righteousness for, in the end, belief cannot be forced into a soul. Would a rose of a different color smell as sweet? Is a God, a […]