RELIGIONLESS CHRISTIANITY

In his uncensored letters from prison to his friend Eberhard Bethge,  Deitrich Bonhoeffer asks him, “Who is Christ for us today—really?” This question poses the same wakeup call for today’s believers. How is Jesus represented in the marketplace? How is he introduced...
THE WIDENESS OF LISTENING

THE WIDENESS OF LISTENING

Even when you are not speaking, you are speaking. As Christ’s follower, you must know that your action or inaction in the face of oppression, corruption, and abuse in society will speak volumes not just about who you are, but about Jesus Christ. Even when you are not...
WHAT IS SOCIAL GOSPEL?

WHAT IS SOCIAL GOSPEL?

The social gospel refers to the application of Christian principles to social problems.  According to historian Carl Degler, “The acceptance of the social gospel spelled the transformation of American Protestantism.” More than a traditional religious movement, the...

DOES GOD HAVE ROOM IN YOUR LIFE?

Bonhoeffer wrote in his 1928 essay, Jesus Christ and the Essence of Christianity, God comes to people who have nothing but room for God—and this hollow space, this emptiness in people is called Christian speech, faith. This means that in Jesus of Nazareth, the...
BEING LIKE JESUS IN THE MARKETPLACE

BEING LIKE JESUS IN THE MARKETPLACE

If you imitate Jesus’ ministry, you will find yourself entering the company of “tax collectors and sinners,” conversing on equal footing with the “unclean,” accepting the hospitality of Samaritans and lepers, and saying, with the authority of your own experience,...