The Christian Civics Blog
Loving God with all our mind, when what’s on our mind is politics.
Introduction to Syria and War Powers
This is the first in a series of articles covering the United States' recent bombing of a Syrian military airbase. This article provides a quick overview of Friday's events and the questions we'll be exploring throughout the weekend.
An Introduction to Interpreting the Constitution
Supreme Court nominations are frequently a highly partisan affair, but the bulk of the day-to-day work of the Court is not. Writers often talk as if major court decisions follow directly from the presumed political preferences of the justices, but actual Supreme Court justices focus their attention on very different questions.
Our Redeemer Liveth: The Administration of God
The following article is the transcript of a homily delivered by pastor and Body Politic reader Rev. Dr. Richard Hyde earlier this year at the First Congregational Church of Gray, Maine.
The Gift of the Outsider
With my white brothers and sisters in Christ, it rarely feels like we're in this together. Yet the command for this could not be clearer: “Carry each others’ burdens and in this way you fulfill the law of Christ.”
Ambitious Sacrifice: Generosity of Resources, Spirit and Policy
“I give God 10%. Why should I give you 15?”
Four Approaches to Politics That Have Outlived Their Usefulness
Instead of doing battle in the political arena or passing judgment against it, we should do for politics what we try to do everywhere else in our lives: bear witness to it.
Welcome to the Fold: How to Respond to Christians Abandoning Trump
Believers who have already spent months puzzled as to how people who agree with us about Jesus can deign to support a candidate who we detest have a difficult choice to make: We can lord the change of heart over them or we can make an effort to provide them a path to repentance.
Understanding Cyber Security (Part One)
Cyber Security is a relatively new topic in politics and government, and it has taken on a new importance this election cycle.
