Opinion
To prevent abuse and coverups, the church needs to empower laypeople
Our old, clerical ways cannot be redeemed.
8 ways to recruit, engage, and keep volunteers
Churches need volunteers. Those volunteers need something in return.
Learning costly resistance from Bonhoeffer
Cheap resistance is like cheap grace. It risks very little.
Occupation pierces my Israeli soul
Jewish history tells me to be both compassionate and alert. When it comes to the Palestinian conflict, I don't know how to do both at once.
James Comey read a lot of Reinhold Niebuhr. Did he learn anything?
For a Niebuhrian, the former FBI director doesn't seem to have much self-doubt.
5 do's and 5 don'ts for using your church building well
A physical space can be at the vital center of ministry—if you don't make it an idol.
Why are the “good guys with guns” so sure they're good?
"It's a sin problem," goes the slogan, "not a gun problem." Whatever definition of sin is operative here, it isn't Paul's.
The mortgage interest deduction subsidizes housing for people who don't need the help
The House tax bill would cap the benefit—a solid idea in a bill that doesn't offer many.
Don't repeal the Johnson Amendment, fix it
We should limit political activity by churches—but not speech from the pulpit.
What is the Amazon bookstore for?
Amazon sells books at their brick-and-mortar stores, but that's not why they want me to come.
Guns and the illusion of security
Concealed weapons don't make us safer; communities do.
When learning hurts: Content warnings in seminary classrooms
Theological educators don't just teach a particular kind of content. We also model a process for engaging with sensitive issues.