Many politically conservative Christians in America are tempted to resist, even to the point of armed rebellion, the results of the what they believe to be an illegitimate election. But Jeremiah’s letter to the exiled Jews in Babylon would point them in a different direction.
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Justice, Grace, and Humility: How Faith in Jesus is the Best Response to a Culture of Sexual Misconduct
A mature response to this long concealed culture of sexual predation involves three points that faith in Jesus makes possible: a demand for justice, an urge for grace, and an acknowledgment that the problem is not just “out there” but in our own hearts.
Does the Church Need to be Held Accountable for its Past?
In denying the accountability of the cross and pretending to sit in judgment over the Church, the claim that “The Church needs to be held accountable for its past” empties the cross of its power and brings Jesus down from the throne of judgment.
A Response to the Accusation of “Apolitical Privilege”
To say “Jesus is Lord” is the most political thing you can say, but not because it implies a political agenda. When we declare that Jesus is Lord and not Caesar, we are saying that the realm of life and death is not politics but the throne room of Jesus.
Bite-Sized Exegesis 