Every Christmas, churches kill the baby Jesus. They proclaim the birth of God into this world in the beginning of the service and by the end, Jesus dies for our sins. And by killing baby Jesus, so many people are missing the importance of, beauty in, and life-giving meaning of the incarnation.
In anticipation of 2019, we wrote a letter to the church* to call those who claim Christianity to a higher standard of living and a better communal life: one that is less judgmental, more kind, less exclusive, more hospitable, less inward focused and more community minded. If the church wants to have a positive impact on 2019, some things must change.
You’ve made resolutions every year: lose weight, clean more, eat less, exercise more, cuss less. But perhaps in 2019 you are looking for a resolution that is more meaningful. Are you looking for a resolution that will feed your soul?
Are you tired of hearing your Calvinist friend talk about Tim Keller’s newest book? Are you in need of a progressive book intervention?
Let’s be real for a moment: being a millennial in most mainline congregations is not an easy task. Many millennials…