state of the church
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Principle: The Gospel Was Never for Sale
Once upon a time, the church spoke truth to power. Now it rents the microphone from it. Once, pulpits thundered against Pharaoh and Mammon. Now they’re branded with logos, sponsored by banks, and tied to corporate donor boards that would crucify Christ again if He walked into their sanctuary unannounced. This is not persecution. This Continue reading
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Blame the damn pulpits.
Every broken thing in this country has a preacher’s fingerprint on it. Don’t look to Washington for the rot—it started in the sanctuaries. While men in suits prayed for profit, the poor starved under their steeples. While the working class cried for justice, pastors preached patience and called it faith. You want to know why Continue reading
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To American Preachers
Every person who is called a “minister of the gospel” in this nation — this is your line in the sand. You have watched the rise of fascism in your own backyard. You have seen immigrant families torn apart, asylum seekers pepper-balled, protestors beaten, the poor crushed beneath corporate greed — and you said nothing. Continue reading
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The First Church of Goshen, Inc.
There was once a people who lived in a place called Goshen — a safe corner of Egypt, close enough to Pharaoh’s wealth to prosper, far enough from his whips to pretend they were still free. They had comfort, routine, and a steady supply of grain. They had peace with empire — and they mistook Continue reading
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Revolutionary Papers: June 23, 2019
Blessed (empowered to prosper) are the poor in the spiritual realm: for theirs is the Kingdom of God. Matthew 5:3 Notice first that Christ was not saying that poverty was a blessing. I’ve been poor and I’ve had money; having money is better. Unjust poverty is violence, as Gandhi stated; it’s a terrible assault on Continue reading
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The Dying Of The Light
As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4 I wonder how many of us understand that the hour is soon approaching when no one will be able to work any longer? Our hours of available daylight Continue reading
The People’s Revival 