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Happy New Year! A look back at 2020

By Peter Watts | American history, Sacrifice, Stories | 0 comment | 1 January, 2021 | 2

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope you and your family are having a restful holiday season and New Year’s Day! A lot of us had to change our usual norms this year due to public health guidelines and restrictions, but we made the adjustments and found out that it’s possible to still have aRead more

Why Evangelicals are crossing party lines this election: #4. Immigrants Matter

By Peter Watts | American history, Following Jesus, Servant project | 0 comment | 30 October, 2020 | 6

Let’s talk about immigration today. As I did with the first three topics, I will intentionally pay close attention to the tone of my words while also keeping honesty and forthrightness at the center. I will also include source links throughout (click on the blue words) for you to fact-check if this is the firstRead more

Why Evangelicals are crossing party lines this election: #3. Racial Equality Matters

By Peter Watts | American history, Asking questions | 0 comment | 28 October, 2020 | 9

As I did the last two days… every day this week, I will blog on different reasons why a growing number of Evangelical Christians are crossing party lines this election. Today’s post will deal with the topic of racial equality. In particular, we will look at the growing concern among Evangelicals that President Trump andRead more

Why Evangelicals are crossing party lines this election: #2. Medical Science Matters

By Peter Watts | American history, Asking questions, Learning and growing | 0 comment | 26 October, 2020 | 7

As I mentioned yesterday… every day this week, I will blog on different reasons why a growing number of Evangelical Christians are crossing party lines this election. Today’s post deals with the growing concern among Americans, including Evangelicals, that President Trump and his administration have repeatedly downplayed public health experts and public health measures duringRead more

Why Evangelicals are crossing party lines this election: #1. Leadership Matters

By Peter Watts | American history, Self-made project, Servant project | 0 comment | 25 October, 2020 | 7

The official election day is getting closer… and over 56 million American citizens have already voted (as of today, October 25th) because some states have opened their polling centers early nationwide as well as the uptick in vote-by-mail. In addition to this, a growing number of Evangelical Christians (who largely vote for Republican candidates) areRead more

9/11: How Jesus’ teaching about enemies and neighbors came front and center

By Peter Watts | American history, Following Jesus | 0 comment | 12 September, 2020 | 8

I still remember that tragic Tuesday morning. It was my second year in southern California and an undergrad student of Life Bible College in the Biblical Studies program. After parking my car (I lived off campus), I walked toward my first class of the day. The entrance doors to the building were locked. Posted upRead more

Perfect Storm: Global pandemic & the murder of George Floyd

By Peter Watts | American history, New humanity | 0 comment | 13 June, 2020 | 11

One for the history books To say that this season in world history has been one for the history books is an understatement. Although our world was facing deeply complex and challenging events before we entered 2020, nothing could have prepared us (or at least for many of us) for what has occurred within theRead more

American Christian Nationalism: A Critique

By Peter Watts | American history, Following Jesus, Power & authority | 1 comment | 15 May, 2020 | 8

It’s been said that all people understand and interpret the world and the life they lead through the lens of a story. Our stories give meaning to who we are and where we come from. They include things like our interests and personality, our career choice, where we live and work and make our community,Read more

Why American Christians often miss Jesus’ central mission & teaching

By Peter Watts | American history, God in the face of Jesus, Jesus, Power & authority | 0 comment | 31 October, 2019 | 3

Our national filter It should not be a surprise that where we were born and raised has had a profound influence on our lives (culturally, politically, economically, socially, psychologically and religiously). Had we been born and raised in another family, in another place or even another country, we might have a very different understanding aboutRead more

How has division played a part in US history?

By Peter Watts | American history, Power & authority, Religious tolerance | 0 comment | 2 October, 2019 | 6

It may appear like our nation is more divided than ever. At least, that’s what our politicians would like to have us believe. Simple “fact checks” are not so simple or easy regardless of the news source you read, watch or listen to. At the same time, talk of a “divided nation” is not aRead more

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