by chaplainshawn | Feb 24, 2024 | Christian Living
Religious Pluralism If you have read what I have written about Christian nationalism over the past several years, you might conclude that I disapprove of Christians engaging in politics. If so, you would be making an incorrect assumption. To see social change, we must...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 23, 2024 | Just Sayin'
Three Observations “It is easy to understand why Christians today are frightened and discouraged, but isn’t something off-kilter in an angry Christian?” questions Fr. Terrance Klein in an insightful piece for America: The Jesuit Review. He continues by asking,...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 21, 2024 | Theology
Receipt of the Holy Spirit is a gift of God’s grace to the disciples of Jesus. Fundamental trinitarian doctrine holds that one God is represented by three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A theology that does not recognize each person of the trinity as being...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 21, 2024 | Christian Living
The influence of the religious right is distorting evangelicalism and jeopardizing our democracy by perpetuating an idealized version of society that never truly existed for all Americans. Their gatherings peddle falsehoods for profit, with even “Let’s Go...
by chaplainshawn | Feb 19, 2024 | Just Sayin'
White Christian Nationalism is taking over American evangelicalism under the spell of Donald Trump. Political disagreements are not just fracturing family relationships but also impacting the Body of Christ and jeopardizing its charter to evangelize all nations and...