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October 2023

October 13, 2023
I grew up in a Christian tradition that was completely anti-Halloween. We were not allowed...
October 03, 2023
It has been a wild year for labor. Starting in February, CNBC reports about 362,000...

September 2023

September 28, 2023
The Universal Church is in a major period of change. The Church is finding healthy...
September 21, 2023
Fall is fast approaching and it's a beautiful time in New England. The leaves are...
September 17, 2023
There seems to be a trend that people aren't going to church anymore. According to...
September 01, 2023
If I were to ask you what your favorite Christian holiday is, you might say...

August 2023

August 30, 2023
I promise this isn’t clickbait. I really think the American Church has failed the family....
August 25, 2023
Why do we suffer? When we ask this question, there are so many additional questions...
August 22, 2023
I grew up in a Fundamentalist church. By definition, this church was more conservative than...
August 17, 2023
August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. On this day, we recognize the work so many...
August 14, 2023
Unless you live in the small state of Rhode Island, you've probably never heard of...
August 10, 2023
Research has shown that Christians are leaving the church. Younger generations are less likely to...
August 07, 2023
The Bible is the central text for Christianity throughout the world. The Protestant Bible contains...
August 02, 2023
If you're interested in Christian pop-culture, you've probably seen the Duggar family documentary Shiny Happy People. This...

July 2023

July 18, 2023
American Christianity has a martyrdom complex. Much of the White Conservative Evangelical Church sees themselves...
July 11, 2023
It feels like church has changed so much after the COVID-19 pandemic. With most of...
July 04, 2023
I haven't ever been really patriotic. Maybe it's because I grew up in the 2000's....
July 01, 2023
There is a lot of the Bible which talks about the necessity of God being...

June 2023

June 14, 2023
The Social Gospel of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was concerned with the...
June 06, 2023
Capitalism is historically American. Independence, individualism, and entrepreneurship are deeply held American beliefs. These qualities...

May 2023

May 23, 2023
American Christianity has a long history of entangling religion and work. The Puritans began settling...
May 16, 2023
This is why I decided to go to seminary.  The capitalization of Christianity has been...
May 04, 2023
While the First Great Awakening was a natural byproduct of the English settlers in America,...
May 02, 2023
Following the Salem Witch Trials of the late-17th century, America was settling back into religious...

April 2023

April 27, 2023
The story of the Puritans starts across the pond in England. This Protestant group was...
April 25, 2023
I am not the first person to write on the Seven Mountain Mandate. In fact,...
April 20, 2023
The Social Gospel movement emerged in the late 19th century in America as a response...
April 18, 2023
The Lord's Prayer serves as a model for Christian prayer. While some denominations recite it...
April 11, 2023
If you were to ask an Evangelical about the Social Gospel, you may get a...
April 04, 2023
What's The Difference? My parents are both ex-Roman Catholic and now Born Again Christians. Mom...
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