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Peaceful Transition  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)  Election Day. Please vote. Get up and out: activate your...

Light of Restraint  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    Only one day till the election. Like you, I struggle to read...

‘Reproductive Freedom’ and Homosexuality    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    I continue to marvel at Kamala leading...

Restrain Promotion  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    ‘Look on the bright side,’ Donald Trump said to leading Democrat...

Heaven Help Us   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    Prayer is the best expression of our alien status. As we approach...

Strong Man   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    I am writing this on World Mission Sunday; that is apt. Today, I offer...

Empathic Aliens  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    God allows us to experience alienation so we can love aliens of all...

Compassion for the Alien  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)  ‘Migrants are among the first victims of multiple forms of...

Think  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    ‘I’ve come to know more and more the profound this-worldliness of...

Banned from Life  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    One ominous agenda item of Kamala’s? Eliminate the filibuster in the...

Evil for Good  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    ‘Decadent cultures (such as ours) must always engage in...

Trumping Abortion    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    I am grateful for Trump’s Supreme Court appointments (if only...

Most Vulnerable  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    Two years ago, I was on a conference break—walking down a busy street...

Bad Faith   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    The law of love—written in our hearts—invites us continuously: will I live...

Christian Nation?    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)  I’m grateful to be an alien in America. On one hand, I am a...

Con and Conscience  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear.’ (1 Pet 1:17)    I initiated ‘Aliens in America’ after the Trump/Biden debate in...

Mercy for People, Not Presidents   'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17)  ‘No one will win this election, ultimately. No one...

Water from the Rock  'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17)    It is hard to be a Christian in this season: challenged by a...

Keep Flinching  'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17)    Don’t let this election season make you as vulgar as it is. Trump...

Home Fires   'As aliens, live in reverent fear.' (1 Pet. 1:17)    'To be chosen by God puts us in opposition to the world. That’s why St....