My wife Sarah has written a really excellent piece for Plough on what Christians owe strangers in need, drawing upon her own experience working with refugees and upon the history of Christian thought. Alas — a very timely piece right now. ⚓️
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Yes, HABAKKUK!
Obscure prophet who accuses God of being responsible for the mess his world was facing, only to discover that God confronts evil in ways he can't see directly and who then chooses to live by faith in that context. And thank you for highlighting the humanity of the refugees you knew.
Genuine question: what's the reasoning behind writing for Plough when Bruderhof explicitly bans queer people from being members? Are there no better Christian magazines/blogs?
It's a fair question! I obviously can't answer for Sarah, but for myself: There's a lot I think the Bruderhof gets remarkably right, a lot of ways they are a uniquely valuable Christian witness. I also have some real disagreements with them on a variety of questions, including about lgbtq inclusion.
I think that Plough is one of the best Christian magazines around, and they welcome authors w/a variety of positions, including on lgbtq inclusion -- and, for that matter, non-straight authors. And so while I understand why others might draw lines differently, I am very glad to write for them.
(I asked Sarah, and she said that at this moment she wants to write about this topic wherever she is invited to do so, because it's so important right now to speak out about it to as wide an audience as possible)
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Obscure prophet who accuses God of being responsible for the mess his world was facing, only to discover that God confronts evil in ways he can't see directly and who then chooses to live by faith in that context. And thank you for highlighting the humanity of the refugees you knew.