A Blog from David Crump
Gay pride month, with its rumblings over pronouns, sexual identity, and LGBTQIA issues, has stirred me to share a few of thoughts about the subtleties involved in these gender conversations which are generally overlooked by many of those who argue over them. Christians are no exception to this generalization. In fact, we are often the … Continue reading “Some Thoughts on the Christian Church and Gay Pride Month”
Are American church/state relations in 2022 comparable to German church/state relations in 1933 when the Nazi party began its rise to power? Eric Metaxas thinks so, and he wants to warn the American church of the existential threat it now faces. Metaxas’ new book, Letter to the American Church (Salem, 2022; 139 pp., $22.99), begins … Continue reading “Eric Metaxas Encourages Violence While Dietrich Bonhoeffer Rolls Over in His Grave”
My friend Dr. Rob Dalrymple writes a blog at Pathos.com. He also hosts the DetermineTruth podcast. I encourage you to subscribe to both of them! Rob recently wrote a blog post about the Focus on the Family initiative encouraging students to bring their own Bibles to school. Below is a short segment from the Christian … Continue reading “Why ‘Bring Your Bible to School Day’ May Not Be Such a Great Idea”
Not long ago I had conversation with two old friends about a topic I have written about previously on this blog (here and here): regaining a unified church after Donald Trump’s presidency. Their church has essentially undergone a split, both numerically and spiritually, sparked by the contentious political debates fomented around president Trump and his … Continue reading “D. L. Moody, Slavery, And More Discussion of Church Unity”
Yep, this is a long one. But I hope you will read it in stages, if not all in one sitting, and seriously consider the Biblical evidence undergirding my argument. Thanks for your patience. I pray that my readers will be challenged and edified, to use an old fashioned word. And share this with your … Continue reading “Cheap Grace, Judgment, and the Glory of God”
I recently had coffee with a new friend from church who listens to the podcasts of a well-known, influential mega-church pastor. My friend began to tell me about this pastor’s latest sermon on temptation and the role of wicked thoughts in the Christian life. The preacher’s main point was calling people to recognize that evil … Continue reading “Are You Being Tempted by Satan? I Doubt It.”
Robert Pape is a researcher at the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, a think tank he runs at the University of Chicago. He recently published the results of a study into the backgrounds and identities of all those arrested and charged for their participation in the January 6th attack on our Capitol building in … Continue reading “Study Uncovers the Core of White Supremacy at the Heart of Jan. 6 Insurrection”
I am increasingly convinced that the Christian belief in absolute truth poses a serious dilemma for conservative Christians. One of the messier lessons to be learned – or to be reminded of – by the rise of Trumpism in America is the powerful allure of authoritarianism to conservative Christians. American evangelicals are especially susceptible to … Continue reading “The Dangers of Absolute Truth”
Somali born US representative Ilhan Omar recently asked the US secretary of state, Anthony Blinken, an important question about America’s relationship to the International Criminal Court (ICC). She asked Blinken a thoughtful, necessary question which he skirted completely. Here is the complete transcription of that question: Mr. Secretary, the last time you were here, I … Continue reading “Speaking Truth to Power in American Will Get You Death Threats”
Following my invitation to participate in the upcoming NEME webinar, Two Chosen Peoples? Two Promised Lands?, focusing on the intersection of Christian and Jewish Nationalism in the United States and Israel, I have been expanding my horizons in the ocean of literature exploring the history and contours of modern nationalism. You know, I always appreciate … Continue reading “Thinking About (Christian) Nationalism”
