How Glenn Beck Helps Us with Social Justice by Craig Wong - May-June 2010 (DISCUSSION QUESTIONS available)
Theologically speaking, "social justice" is a redundancy, because biblical justice is inherently social.
Immigration, from One Evangelical to Another by Craig Wong - January-February 2010 (DISCUSSION QUESTIONS available)
As we engage in the debate surrounding immigration, we must commit to asking better questionsquestions that begin with God.
Our Witness of Undividedness by Craig Wong - September-October 2009
Does your advocacy work focus on witnessing or winning?
Eschatological Spending Habits by Craig Wong - May-June 2009
In an era of economic malaise, it behooves the church to embody a Christ-fed community where no one is in want.
Deliver Us from American Exceptionalism by Craig Wong - January-February 2009 (DISCUSSION QUESTIONS available)
As God's people, we must look to Christ alone, and not to any world leader or nation, for our hope.
Peak Optimism by Craig Wong - September-October 2008
U.S. national optimism is currently low. A look at why that is, and a challenge to view the issue from a different perspective.
The Church's "Third Rail" of Immigration by Craig Wong -May-June 2008
The candidates may look at it as a tricky subject to be danced around, but the church has no wiggle room when it comes to taking a stand against inhumane treatment of the strangers in our midst.
Blackwater As an Ecclesiological Problem by Craig Wong - January-February 2008
If the church claims to be salt and light, how can it close its eyes to the shadowy activities of this lethal paramilitary force and its family ties to high-profile evangelicals?
MLK's Message Revisited by Craig Wong -- November-December 2007
Unless we take reconciliation to the systemic level, we miss the real, gospel-based message of the man we claim to honor and remain entangled in the deep roots of racism.
The Spiritual Tragedy of 9/11 by Craig Wong -- September-October 2007
In a need to align ourselves with the vision of America as world-savior, are we tossing aside our hope that Gods justice and peace might reign on earth as it does in heaven?
Beyond "Christian" to an Ecclesial Peace Witness by Craig Wong -- July-August 2007
Marching and protesting for peace has little meaning if our daily attitudes, words, and conduct are not reflecting shalom.
Witnessing to Style over Substance by Craig Wong -- May-June 2007
In a world that uses high-tech gimmickry to get instant results, evangelicals must remember that we bear witness not by what we get done (and how fast) but by whom we reflect.
Gracious Assaults of Reality by Craig Wong -- March-April 2007
When we assume an attitude of national superiority and blind ourselves to our role in the worlds injustices, arent we negating the very message we seek to proclaim?
Discerning Lies Disguised as Truth by Craig Wong -- January-February 2007
The way to freedom and justice for all is found in the gospel message, not in a political document thats often used to justify using unholy means to achieve unholy purposes.
A Violent Disinterest in Jesus by Craig Wong -- November-December 2006
Do we evangelicals really pay heed to what Jesus said in his Sermon on the Mount, or have our rationalizations allowed us to make peace with war?
Border Politics, God, and Mammon by Craig Wong -- September-October 2006
Arent we forgetting that how we treat people, regardless of their origin or perceived commercial value, is a profoundly Christian issue?
A Pastor's Gift of Truth by Craig Wong -- July-August 2006
Craig Wong bids a fond farewell to a minister who would not allow his congregation to be compromised by small agendas or settle for anything less than gospel truth.
Deathly Sure of Ourselves by Craig Wong -- May-June 2006
How can the church shine a unified light to the worlds lost if it is made up of individual bodies convinced of their own righteousness?
A Break in the Deafening Silence by Craig Wong -- March-April 2006
When evangelicals joined a civil protest over treatment of the poor, wasnt it really a matter, not of civil disobedience, but of obedience to Gods call?
The Church-Based Health Fair as Loving (and Threatening) Presence by Craig Wong -- January-February 2006
With the gospel as our starting point, the church can treat people in ways far different from the systems and structures that claim to serve them.
On Christ the Solid Rock We Stand by Craig Wong -- November-December 2005
With neoconservatives preaching that America is the hope of all mankind, evangelicals are duty-bound to replace this duplicitous message with the true message of salvation.
Embodying Life As God Intended by Craig Wong -- September-October 2005
Are our cultural impulses toward control and security keeping us from the lives of freedom and trust that our Lord envisioned for us?
Blinded by Prosperity by Craig Wong -- July-August 2005
Like the Laodiceans, we worship Mammon and seek security at the expense of others; when will we wake up and examine our motives and actions through the eyes of Jesus?
Thriving, Punchy, and ... Innocuous by Craig Wong -- May-June 2005
Are evangelicals attempting to gain political acceptance with a narrow and tepid agenda instead of focusing a gospel lens on all of societys ills?
What Does the Church Need to Be in America Today? by Craig Wong -- March-April 2005
In this column launch, Craig Wong calls for the American church to take risks, expose idols, and join Christ in delivering his people from captivity.
