Faith

Culture, Faith

The Lockdowns Are Over, But You Still Need To Slow Down Your Life

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am

The American Commons

Posted on January 29, 2022

Faith, Politics

Nature Needs Responsible Caretakers, Not Insatiable Exploiters

In the early 17th century, the widely regarded father of modern philosophy, Rene Descartes, writing about his ideas on the

The American Commons

Posted on January 8, 2022

Faith

Praying For Your Country Is Good, Actually

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out

The American Commons

Posted on January 1, 2022

Culture, Faith, Politics

It’s OK to Grieve for Our Country

Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me. Jeremiah 8:18 * I’ve recently delved into the

The American Commons

Posted on September 25, 2021

Faith, Politics

So You Want To Talk Your Friends Into Voting Third Party?

“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel

The American Commons

Posted on September 18, 2021

Faith, Politics

Frederick Douglass on Christian Politics

"Douglass's experience inoculated him from both the demoralizing arguments of the white supremacist theologians with whom he

The American Commons

Posted on September 18, 2021

Culture, Faith

Limits Can Be Good, Actually

"Wisdom cannot possibly be lived out in isolation and so it has implications for our common life. That is to say, our politics."

The American Commons

Posted on September 11, 2021

Faith, Politics

Politicking Christianly: William Wilberforce

The famed abolitionist was no theocrat, but he exemplified the transforming power that particular religious convictions – in

The American Commons

Posted on September 11, 2021

Faith, Politics

Christian Politicking: Charles Spurgeon

"The political witness of Spurgeon is a welcome punch in the mouth."

The American Commons

Posted on August 21, 2021

Culture, Faith

Gen-Z Is Anti-Work Because Past Generations Made Work Seem Futile

"It wasn’t until the majority of millennials had taken on crushing student debt that news broke: A degree doesn’t guarantee a

The American Commons

Posted on August 14, 2021