Whose Christianity?

The Christianity we see in America today, under the influence of leaders like President Trump, is not the faith that Jesus preached – it is Constantine’s Christianity reimagined for the modern world.

Monotasking: One thing at a time

When anxiety rises, we worry about the future instead of focusing on action we can take in the present. Or we frantically try to do everything at once. One way to stay in the present is to work on one thing at a time.

‘That Body, This Body, Next Body’

This body is sacred. That body was sacred. And so shall your next body be. Remember to survive, yes, but also, dear child of God — remember to thrive.

Observing Ramadan in virtual spaces

Online spaces have made it easier to find likeminded religious communities and individuals, especially in times like Ramadan. Participating in the communal activities of Ramadan is now accessible to everyone and anyone who has access to the internet.

Justice. Mercy. Faith.

Through The Christian Citizen, we seek to shape a mind among American Baptists and others on matters of public concern by providing a forum for diverse voices living and working at the intersection of faith and politics, discipleship and citizenship.

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Our church signs need work

Our church signs need work

Planet Fitness, the real-life Average Joe’s, come-as-you-are establishment, beat every church sign I knew with its slogan, The World Judges, We Don’t.

Separation of church and state does not mean the church is politically innocent

We must disabuse ourselves of the false notion that the church is apolitical. We must overcome the concept, so commonly taught among us, that we might somehow, in separating church from an influence over the state or the state having influence to keep us from being church in certain ways, arrive at some spiritual state of political innocence in which spirituality or religious life is not political.

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We feature thought-provoking articles and action-inspiring essays that intersect faith, politics, discipleship and citizenship, while examining a variety of public concerns ranging from gun violence, racism, trauma and sexual violence to poverty, food insecurity, disabilities, and immigration.