The Christian Civics Blog
Loving God with all our mind, when what’s on our mind is politics.
A Prayer for a More Complete Civic Witness
A prayer for the church to find a more complete witness together than any Christian can offer alone.
A Prayer About the Temptations of Power
A prayer for the church to resist the temptation to amass and weild power for itself.
On Nationalism
Our Executive Director reflects on the crisis of the moment for the church in the public square.
The Litany of Resistance
Resisting the powers and principalities that malform our spirits.
Praying Against Anger, Exhaustion and Despair
A prayer for our spiritual formation in the public square.
Praying for Targets of Political Violence
A pulpit-style prayer that goes deeper than our partisan divides.
A Prayer for Grief in our Politics
A prayer for the effect politics is having on our churches.
A Prayer for Merciful Politics
A prayer for our politics to benefit from the mecy of Christians.
A Prayer for Merciful Relationships
A prayer from Mako Nagasawa, offered on our May 22 Prayer Call
A Prayer for Christian Civic Witness
A prayer for all of us, delivered on our May 8 prayer call.
Advent and the Power of Silence
A reflection on the beginning of Luke’s gospel and our political culture.
Political Diversity is Honest Witness
Our churches can’t embody Jesus without being politically diverse.
Red/Blue Maps Lie About Your Neighbors
Political diversity is non-negotiable for healthy churches in the US.
Why Christians Disagree About Politics
Seven of the legitimate reasons Christians of the same faith argue about politics.
A Healthy Church Doesn’t Have Any Republicans or Democrats
We kick off a new mini-series of videos on the what, why and how of political diversity in the church.
A Key Difference Between Biblical Subjects and Modern Citizens
For Christians in the US, government is something we are implicated in but not the sole custodians of.
Five Possible Versions of Politics
Breaking down what we mean when we say “politics” can change how we relate to things that we think of as “political.”