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What Can Faith Offer a Secular Society?

Posted on November 17, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

In many parts of the world, “Christendom”—the reality of the Church wielding political, economic, and/or cultural power—is over. Scholars may debate to what extent this is a good development for the Church or the world, but one thing is clear: in the West, the Church no longer exerts the influence on international, national, or even…

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When Faith Gets Political

Posted on August 14, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog

Years ago, I was serving as a short-term supply pastor for a very small congregation in rural Virginia. My third Sunday there fell on the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, so I decided to weave a couple of sentences from Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech into my sermon. It seemed appropriate, especially…

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The Church—Political, Yes. Partisan, No.

Posted on May 26, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

I felt sheepish showing up to work on Tues., April 26 this year. I wasn’t wearing an oval American flag sticker boasting “I Voted” on my lapel—the one that has become the ultimate symbol of responsible citizenship. I had not voted and I wasn’t going to. The fact is, I wasn’t allowed. Pennsylvania holds closed…

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