This is an excerpt of a heart-wrenching letter written by detainees at the infamous Delany Hall Detention Center in New Jersey. Here's the link to the remainder of it. By means of the present, we take the liberty of providing an account of the situation that thousands of immigrants are living in detention centers. In …
The Tragedy of the Selective Application of Moral Outrage
Criticizing the President and CEO of the great humanitarian organization called Samaritan’s Purse, not to mention he’s the son of the 20th century’s most prolific evangelist, is by definition dancing with danger. But I do have a bone to pick with Brother Franklin Graham, and to be honest, it’s the same bone I’ve been picking …
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Prayer as a Subversive Act
In a sense, all prayer is a subversive act, as it challenges unjust systems and dethrones the “rulers of the darkness of this world” that animate those systems. Those who pray with hunger for righteousness recognize how the singular rule of the “King of all other kings and Lord of all other lords” subverts the …
Who Is This Courageous Congresswoman?
From these excerpts from her speech in the Senate, can you guess the identity of this congresswoman? “I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.” “Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character assassinations are all …
When Holy Days Become Holidays and Holidays Become Holy Days
Which is more problematic for you (if either), when secular society objects to your Christ-centered Christmas celebration or when your church’s Fourth of July service is more about country than Christ? I merely pick those holy days becoming holidays and holidays becoming holy days just as examples. There are others. For me, it’s the latter …
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