Faith does not stay inside the church walls. These articles explore the intersection of Christian theology with politics, culture, justice, and public life. They draw on liberation theology, political theology, and the prophetic traditions of Scripture to ask hard questions about power, poverty, and what the gospel demands of us in the world we actually live in.
Every corps (local church) needs to be planting and re-planting on a rolling cycle. A corps should be continually reflecting on its embodiment in the local context at a minimum of every ten years. An easy and cost-effective way to keep a corps is through Micro-Planting. Micro-Planting focuses on grassroots church growth and isn’t dependent…
The God Who Sets Slaves Free 7 Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up…
Be aware that this article includes references to abuse, assault, and rape. As usual, this article and all my work represent my own views and are not an official Salvation Army position. Ruth is not really a love story, even though people have turned it into one. The more you read it, the more you…
This is, as with all my writing, or any guest posts, the personal opinion of the author, and is not in any way an official statement from or by The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army was created at the height of the Victorian age, in London, the very heart of British Imperial Power. The Army…
AI is one of the most significant cultural shifts since the Industrial Revolution. But how should Christians respond? This essay explores how a theology of solidarity — drawing on Pope Leo XIV, William Booth, Bonhoeffer, and Gutiérrez — can help us navigate AI in a way that is reflective, liberating, and holy.
Donald Trump has, for better or worse, made himself someone that history will remember. But his bizarre and dangerous rise to power did not come from nowhere. Trump is both the cause and the consequence of a culture. He is an embodiment of the Trickster. A person who both forms and is informed by the…
Sanctification is the way Christ makes us holy. It is a gift from God. But it is not a gift given for our sake. We are made holy for the sake of other people. There is a fresh reality that comes from sanctification. Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we are turned from strangers…
I asked the My Theology Corner AI chatbot whether AI can do Theology. The short answer is… No. AI cannot do Theology. In a minute I’ll show you what it wrote, but first I want to introduce you to it. My Theology Corner AI Companion Maybe you have seen a little white circle with a red…
There is a long thread that winds through the history of Christian faith and practice. It is the recognition that creation is a common treasury for humanity. That salvation is more than dealing with individual guilt. Salvation is social salvation. This thread runs for 2,000 years, from the start of Christianity to The Salvation Army….
A Liberation-Theological Defense of The Salvation Army’s Non-Sacramental Witness The Salvation Army is not anti-sacramental. It could be argued that the Army is far more sacramental than churches that do sacramental worship. The Army should not start doing communion and baptism. It doesn’t need to. Salvationists need to remember the Sacrament of Liberation. This is…