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11/16/2024

On Good Faith Weekly... enjoy an important interview with special guests Lloyd Barba and Sergio González, historians and hosts of the podcast "Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State."

In this episode we talk about sanctuary cities and what to expect in a second Trump Administration.

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11/15/2024

Xavier Johnson: Thurman’s message of love, self-worth, affirmation and reconciliation is the much-needed corrective to the fear, deception, hatred, and anger that, even in the 21st century, is still haunting and hounding humanity.

In this season in the life of our nation, caustic-partisan rhetoric is the order of the day. Much of what we hear in the secular marketplace of ideas and sacred pulpits is marred by a xenophobia and divisiveness that has created an “us versus them” dualism. As all this has resulted in deep chasm...

11/15/2024

Justin Cox: "Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemoller preached that a National Church was unbiblical. Their actions would lead them and others to form what has come to be known as the Confessing Church, a movement that pushed back against Hi**er and Na**sm."

We must not fool ourselves into thinking what happened in Germany can not happen here. Today, if you purchase a copy of “Mein Kampf,” most will include an introduction explaining why the book is still in print — it serves as a warning to future generations.

11/15/2024

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11/15/2024

On Good Faith Weekly... Mitch and Missy share their unique strategies for coping with bad news.

Then, stick around for our special guests Lloyd Barba and Sergio González, historians and hosts of the podcast "Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State."

Listen wherever you get podcasts or visit https://ow.ly/tqZz50U7RPU

11/14/2024

Anna Parish: But the more I thought about the context of the situation, the more I realized she was right. Maybe we don’t have to try so hard.

I don’t know about you, but I feel my life has been built on trying harder.

I have found that it’s in the labor and struggles (and that dang trying) that we often meet a side of God and ourselves that we’ve never met before.

11/14/2024

NEW BOOK: Al Brown takes his Bible with him everywhere. A birthday gift from his wife and children in 1984, his New American Standard Open Bible edition travels with him from place to place and from moment to moment.

"Notes from My Father’s Bible" offers readers an intimate picture of a man who learns to meet God in the everyday and the unusual; in a single verse and in epic scripture tales; in the love of family and in conversations with strangers.

Notes from My Father’s Bible offers readers an intimate picture of a man who learns to meet God in the everyday and the unusual; in a single verse and in epic scripture tales; in the love of family and in conversations with strangers.

11/14/2024

Rebecca Meads: Many members’ lives are bifurcated. They write a check for the homeless mission down the road or pass out food at a weekday food pantry, but scoff when neighbors walk into the church doors and don’t look or smell the same way they do.

There is tension in the church between ministries that prioritize presenting the gospel and ones that only meet the material needs of others.

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Social work provides tools and frameworks the church can glean from as they process these questions.

11/14/2024

Randall Balmer: We rejected Trump in 2020, but he came roaring back four years later with a vengeance.

Now, we must come to terms with the fact that Donald Trump is who we are.

Now, we must come to terms with the fact that Donald Trump is who we are. In the immortal words of the Pogo comic strip, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

11/13/2024

Erin Phelps: Like the world that spun on outside our theater, the film tells a story of human struggles for power in a system where a relatively small body makes decisions that impact the lives and belief practices of millions.

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It is the job of people of faith, especially those of us with unique power and status, to let light in. We are responsible for breaking down our arbitrary divides and doing good even when human-made systems create fear, stress and confusion.

11/13/2024

Dr. Jamie Marich: When the memes and questions ask, “How can women turn on other women?,” my gut answer is, “Easily. I’ve been seeing it my whole life.”

My mother was the first woman to shape my view of other women.

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In the United States and many places around the world, women are acculturated to see our value in relationship to the men who surround us: our fathers, our husbands, and yes, the masculine version of God gifting Jesus as Savior.

11/13/2024

The first issue of the Good Faith Magazine is in production 🎉

In addition to features that have made Nurturing Faith Journal a valuable resource over the years, Good Faith Magazine will venture into new areas, exploring themes at the intersection of faith and culture.

It will have a new look and design but will continue to provide reflections and resources emanating from a strong belief in the loving, inclusive and justice-centered heart of God.

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Earlier this summer, Good Faith Media (GFM) announced changes to our print offering, transforming Nurturing Faith Journal (NFJ) into Good Faith Magazine. We are nearing the completion of the magazine's January-March issue and are excited for it to be in the hands of readers in the coming weeks.

11/12/2024

Saverio Scuccimarri: With their emphasis on sin and their fear of s*x, many churches end up transmitting feelings of guilt, rather than consolation, to the victims.

“International Voices” is a monthly series of articles featuring resources and reflections from the IBTS community.

Churches must break down the walls of silence and shame. Violence and abuse must be named and denounced, and victims must not be seen as guilty of the violence against them.

11/12/2024

Miguel A. De La Torre: The Jesus who can save us is an Afro-Caribbean, undocumented, unhoused, transgender woman. Don’t you recall when Jesus said, “That which you do to the least of these you do unto me?” Jesus is the least of these, enfleshed in the one you despise the most.

I do have good news, my dearest white evangelicals. You, too, can be saved. Salvation is just as much for you as it is for those you have relegated to your margins.

11/12/2024

Craig Nash: Last week, Ryan Walters, the state superintendent of Oklahoma public schools, sent a memorandum to schools and parents highlighting his educational priorities during the upcoming Trump administration.

These priorities include “championing parents’ rights, ending social indoctrination in classrooms, protecting patriotism in curriculum, stopping illegal immigration’s impact on schools, and blocking foreign influence in schools.”

Oklahoma and Texas are just two examples of many in the ongoing struggles to ensure quality education is available and easily accessible to all children without undue influence from or preference for any single faith tradition.

11/12/2024

NEW BOOK: Al Brown takes his Bible with him everywhere. A birthday gift from his wife and children in 1984, his New American Standard Open Bible edition travels with him from place to place and from moment to moment.

"Notes from My Father’s Bible" offers readers an intimate picture of a man who learns to meet God in the everyday and the unusual; in a single verse and in epic scripture tales; in the love of family and in conversations with strangers.

Notes from My Father’s Bible offers readers an intimate picture of a man who learns to meet God in the everyday and the unusual; in a single verse and in epic scripture tales; in the love of family and in conversations with strangers.

11/11/2024

Rob Marus: The difference between the aftermath of 2016 and 2024 is that, while 2016 shook my faith in my fellow Americans, 2024 has utterly destroyed it. What we saw was no longer a fluke, but rather a massive, collective and disturbingly well-distributed moral failure.

It might not seem like much comfort, but it’s the best way forward I can see right now. After all, as much as my faith in my fellow Americans has been destroyed, and as much as I just want to sit in my grief and mourn, I am still called to defend those with less privilege and power than I have rig...