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  • Christian Firewall Against 21st Century Anti-Semitism




    Christian Firewall Against 21st Century Anti-Semitism




    The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday June 20th became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting for a resolution to sell church stock in three companies whose products Israel uses in the occupied territories.

  • The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 3)

    The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 3)

    In parts one and two, I made the case for how Spirit-filled Hispanics are revitalizing and refocusing the traditional American Evangelical landscape. Here is the lingering question: As this Latino explosion continues to permeate the collective American Christian experience, what does the future look like? What are the optics and metrics of the movement?

  • The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt. 2)

    The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt. 2)

    In part one of this series I explained that without the presence of Hispanic churches, America's leading Pentecostal/Charismatic denominations would be in serious decline and not in step with the Pentecostal/Charismatic explosion that the rest of the globe is experiencing. In fact, the Hispanic community represents the nation's fastest growing Christian community, one can argue that the future of American Evangelicalism lies in the hands of the Hispanic-Spirit empowered church.

  • The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 1)

    The Holy Spirit, Hispanics, and the Transformation of the American Church (Pt 1)

    While we all stand privy to a Pentecostal/Charismatic explosion south of the equator as well as in Africa and Asia, many would be surprised by the fact that our nation is experiencing its own Pneumatic surge. What makes this growth even more exciting and unique is that it seems to be coming via the conduit of a booming ethnic demographic – the Hispanic American community.

  • Immigration Reform's Revival and Hispanic Christians

    There is no issue facing our nation today that demands righteousness and justice more than the total reform of our immigration system. Hispanic Christians are dedicated to both and I am willing to predict that the immigration debate will be revived on their behalf.

  • The Centrality of Christ in a World Divided by Left vs. Right

    The Centrality of Christ in a World Divided by Left vs. Right

    We should not be talking right now. According to the naysayers who predicted Christianity's demise by the year 2000, we should not even be here.

  • Case for Common Core: Pursuing Biblical Justice in America's Education System

    Case for Common Core: Pursuing Biblical Justice in America's Education System

    Evangelicals must address America's educational crisis with both conviction and compassion. We must not only provide food or shelter to help the impoverished survive day to day, we must equip them to thrive.

  • Dr. King's March, Christians and Immigration Reform

    Dr. King's March, Christians and Immigration Reform

    In the 1960s, the evangelical community largely stood on the sidelines as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched for justice. In the 21st century, evangelicals should refuse to repeat history. We should stand committed to contextualizing the moral imperative behind immigration reform. Driven by Matthew 25 and a commitment to reconcile conviction with compassion, the followers of Christ should lead the charge for immigration reform that protects our values, borders and, more importantly, the image of

  • House Attack on Dreamers Equals Republican Nightmare

    We were deeply troubled that earlier this month, the House of Representatives allowed themselves to be drawn into a political black hole when they followed the lead of Representative Steve King of Iowa, (a longtime opponent of sensible immigration reform), and passed his very ill-advised amendment to de-fund DACA, as part of the 2014 Department of Homeland Security spending bill.

  • Religious Liberty and Complacent Christianity

    Religious Liberty and Complacent Christianity

    We live in a time where the very freedom to express our respective faith narratives stands threatened. In essence, we've never been down this road before.