Lighten Up: Arming Jesus

Today We Can’t Lighten Up June 19, 2015

We usually post something light-hearted or funny on Fridays. Not today. Not in the aftermath of the massacre in Charleston. Instead, we wanted to share with you the words of our friend Osheta Moore. You can read her post in its entirety here, but we wanted to highlight this portion: I’m kneeling at the cross today, wetting the ground…

Cruciform Aikido Pt 1: Jesus and the Violent God July 12, 2012

Note: Today, we are beginning a 4-part series on the subject of divine judgement called “Cruciform Aikido.” We will be publishing this once a week alongside Greg’s introduction to ReKnew series.  When most people think of God judging sinners, they imagine an angry God who acts violently as he vents his wrath and brings vengeance on people.…

Lighten Up: Who Sees the Real You? August 2, 2013

It’s a good question. Many times, as Christians, we can get stuck hiding who we really are because we think we’re not good enough or some other such nonsense. But the real you is the one Jesus loves. Honest.

Lighten Up: Christians Under Attack April 17, 2015

Thank You Obama for Denouncing “Christian” Violence: It is Actually Far Worse Than ISIS February 6, 2015

Picture Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza It seems some conservative Christians are up in arms because of something Obama said at the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday. After condemning ISIS and religiously-motivated violence in general, the president added: Lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other…

New Feature: We Need YOU! April 1, 2016

For the last several years we’ve been running a feature every Friday called Lighten Up. It was fun for a while, but it’s gotten harder and harder to find light-hearted, relevant content. That’s where you come in. We’d like to start something slightly different on Fridays that features content sent to us by YOU! There’s…