Jesus once asked a question that remains dangerous for Christians to answer too quickly: “Who do you say I am?” (Mark 8:29). It is dangerous precisely because it is possible to answer it correctly and still be profoundly wrong. Mark 8 exposes that danger and has become increasingly relevant in our Trump-era Christianity.  Seeing but Not Seeing In Mark 8, Jesus heals a blind man in two stages. At first, the man can see—but only partially. “I see people; they look like trees wa

As we look to another MLK Jr. Day, there have again been concerted efforts to discredit and marginalize the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some have sought to portray him primarily as an adulterer or a Marxist, thus feeling justified in denouncing him . Others have questioned the necessity of the Civil Rights Act and the movement as a whole. Others seek to undermine MLK Jr. Day by either marginalizing it or outright rejecting it.  Ultimately, these have all

We have once again been confronted with a familiar and troubling pattern in our political life. Events we watched unfold in real time are retold as something else entirely. What we are asked to believe no longer matches what we have seen. Recently, we’ve seen this in the ongoing retelling of January 6. The administration’s brazen attempt at redefining events that took place five years ago has been something to behold. We all watched those events take place that Wednesday. We