9/15/2023 0 Comments Holy post jesus and john wayne![]() Listen: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast documents one of the most dysfunctional churches and the fall out of its ministry. When your church “family” harmed or abused you: Read: Dante Stewart’s memoir, Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle, which echoes the themes of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, while directly addressing the racism inherent in the white American church. Mayfield’s essay collection, The Myth of the American Dream : Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety and Power breaks all the party lines. Read: Anne Lamott’s essay collection, Traveling Mercies was one of the first books I read by a serious Christian who was also a democrat. Listen: The Holy Post podcast’s “Jesus and John Wayne series” with Kristen Du Mez gives the back story for how Republican came to mean Evangelical Christian. When you want to stay Christian, but you have the “wrong” politics: So, today, I’m sharing the stories and artistic expressions that document deconstruction or refreshed me during reconstruction as I began to journey toward Jesus in fresh ways. I am never interested in the extreme ends, but more, the middle journeying. Nor are they “f**k all Christians and churches everywhere” resources. These are not “fixing your doubts” resources.
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