Red Letter Christians

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

RLC Editor — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:21 +0000

“The people are in despair.” That’s all my friend said when he returned from Bethlehem. The words were few, but they were heavy. They fell like a stone in my chest. My heart hit the floor. I wanted to look away. Because despair is too much to hold. I wanted him to say the people were hopeful, resilient, creative. I wanted a story about joy in the middle of hardship…

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C.S. Lewis: His Great Psychological Insight & Spiritual Wisdom

RLC Editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:42 +0000

As a psychiatrist who integrated spirituality in my practice for 41 years and an author of a book on conscience in 2009 (which received a blessing from Pope Francis), I was very impressed when my attention focused on the above quote and I have used it and the ideas connected with it in my new book, Conscience, Spirituality, and Religion. The above quote is at the end of the chapter on Sexual…

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The Leaven in the Loaf: How Jesus Named the Corruption of the Church—and Why We Refuse to Repent

RLC Editor — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:23 +0000

There is a reason Jesus warned His disciples to beware of leaven. Not because leaven is loud, but because it is subtle. Not because it explodes, but because it spreads. Leaven doesn’t announce itself. It works quietly, invisibly, until the entire loaf has changed. By the time you taste it, it’s too late to pretend nothing happened. When Jesus warned about the leaven of the Pharisees…

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Our Doubts Are Traitors

RLC Editor — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:04 +0000

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” Lucio, in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure In the first act of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, a young woman named Isabella hesitates to plead with a harsh judge for her brother’s life. Her friend Lucio, sensing her reluctance, offers a line that has since…

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Special Message from Shane in Honor of Tony Campolo

RLC Editor — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:15:48 +0000

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A Life Well-Lived: In Honor of Tony Campolo

RLC Editor — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:01 +0000

A Legacy Worth Passing On: Tony Campolo’s ‘Divine Dissatisfaction’ – Red Letter Christians “The Red and the Black”, an excerpt from “Pilgrim: a Theological Memoir” – Red Letter Christians Tony Campolo on Red Letter Christianity – Red Letter Christians An Altar Call from Tony Campolo – Red Letter Christians Who Dreamed Up The Red Letters? – Red Letter Christians Stuck at the Airport.

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Sacred Marches and Sacred Music in a Time of Empire

RLC Editor — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:00:49 +0000

Editor’s Note: Previously published on Religion News Service on February 20, 2026. Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (RNS) — A combination of recent events has illuminated for me, once again…

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400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday

RLC Editor — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:02 +0000

Editor’s Note: Previously published on Religion News Service on February 18, 2026. Federal immigration officers deploy tear gas after the fatal shooting of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement observer on Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump’s administration…

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An Open Letter to American Pastors and Preachers

RLC Editor — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:13 +0000

You were called to shepherd souls, not stabilize institutions, and yet somewhere along the way the care of living people was replaced with the maintenance of buildings, brands, reputations, and access. You were not anointed to manage political fallout or protect donors or keep the giving units calm. You were called to guard the flock. But right now, your silence is louder than your sermons…

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A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy

RLC Editor — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:12 +0000

***URGENT APPEAL*** We are issuing a call to Christians across the United States: now is the time to speak and act. Our faith is being tested by injustice, cruelty, and […]