Over the past several years, I have carried a deep burden in my spirit. I have shared parts of it in blog posts, in prayer, and in conversations with people who are willing to listen. The burden is this: the Church must remember who we are. We are not called to be a political machine. We are not called to…
In 2022, I sensed that the shaking in America was not over. In fact, it seemed to be intensifying. Whatever could be shaken was being shaken—our democracy, our institutions, our understanding of truth, our conversations about race, our politics, and even the way many people talked about faith. Hebrews 12 reminds us that shaking reveals what is temporary and what…
In 2022, I sensed that the shaking in America was not over. It felt as though many of the things people had trusted were being tested—our democracy, our institutions, our understanding of truth, our conversations about race, our politics, and even the way we talked about faith. It was a sobering season. But it also felt like an invitation from…
Christian nationalism is not just a harmless mix of faith and patriotism. It is a corruption of the Christian faith. It wraps Jesus in a flag, borrows the language of the Bible, and uses it to chase political power. That is not discipleship. That is idolatry. Christianity calls people to follow Jesus, love their neighbors, serve the poor, welcome the…
A dangerous deception has been spreading among us for generations: people claiming the name of Jesus while being formed more by politics, nationalism, and cultural power than by Christ Himself. This is not a minor drift; it is a spiritual crisis. Matthew 7:21–23 — “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven…” When loyalty…
“There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction…” — 2 Peter 3:16 God’s Word is holy, and we must handle it with humility. Scripture is not ours to bend, reshape, or use to defend what we already want to believe. The Bible itself warns that people can…
Christian nationalism can be hard to make sense of because it uses the language of Christianity to support ideas and actions that often do not reflect the heart of the gospel. That is what makes it so perplexing. It becomes even more concerning when its beliefs and behavior are placed next to biblical truth. When we compare political ideology with…
How religious language is used to define national identity, shape belonging, and legitimize exclusion. Christian nationalism is best understood not simply as a religious movement, but as a political project that uses Christian language and symbolism to define who counts as a legitimate American and whose values should govern public life. Its power comes less from theology alone than from…
Understanding Christian Nationalism and Responding with the Heart of Jesus What Is Christian Nationalism? Christian nationalism is the idea that Christianity should be closely tied to a nation’s identity, laws, and politics. People who hold this view often believe that their country will only thrive if it follows Christian principles and that their faith should influence public life, government, and…
