Jamie Cowen

Jamie Cowen is the author of How Politics Has Distorted the Gospel. Currently, he is a partner in Cohen and Brosh Law Offices. Jamie was the pastor/rabbi of Tikvat Israel Messsianic Congregation in Richmond, VA for a number of years. Additionally, Jamie was the former counsel to the Majority Whip of the US Senate, as well as chief counsel to a key Senate subcommittee. He also led a Congressional Bible study that was well-attended by members from both political parties for a number of years.

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Jamie Cowen

Character (Still) Matters

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

Faithful Responses to Election Results

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Derek Vreeland

Rise Above: Why Politics Matter, But Not As Much As Your Soul

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Seth Richardson

We Are Not Exiles; We Are Babylon

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MaryKate Morse

Who Gets the Bigger Share of God’s Love?

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

Faithful Approaches to Politics

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Miranda Zapor Cruz

My Country Isn’t The Kingdom

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Chris Kamalski

Seek the Welfare of the City

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Ian McFadden

Injecting the Tonic of Humility: Could Political Healing Come From An Unexpected Quarter?

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Jason Barnhart

Politic, Not Party

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Matt Tebbe

10 Things I’m (Still) Learning as a Pastor

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Sahr Mbriwa

Truth-Telling: A Just Movement Toward Human Flourishing (More Than Words, Pt. 1)

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Michelle Ferrigno Warren

The Pursuit of Justice Through Proximity, Advocacy, and Faith-Rooted Activism

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Angie Ward

Chris Kamalski

A Dialogue on Kingdom and Country with Angie Ward

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David Swanson

Christian Nationalism: What Dismantles It

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Josh Funk

Biblical Interpretation and Leaning into the Mystery of God, Part 2

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Josh Funk

Biblical Interpretation and Leaning into the Mystery of God, Part 1

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Donnell Wyche

Being Political as God is Political (Part 2)

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Donnell Wyche

Being Political as God Is Political (Part 1)

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T. C. Moore

Kingdom Citizenship That’s Neither Partisan nor Quiet

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Derek Vreeland

Why Do White Christians Remain Silent?

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Tara Beth Leach

I (Still) Believe in the Church

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Seth Richardson

After the Sigh: What Comes Next For Christian Political Witness?

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José Humphreys

Deborah Masten

Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Part 1

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David Swanson

Loving Across the Divides

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Hyung Jin Kim Sun

Overcoming the Fear of Loving our Enemies

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Missio Alliance

Crucial Conversations: Kingdom Ethics for our Post-Election Reality, Part Two

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Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

A Nation Waits: A Presidency Ends, but the Church’s Work Continues

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David Fitch

A Nation Waits: The Great Rebuke for the Church to Ponder

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Juliet Liu

A Nation Waits: An Ancient Creed that Is Right for This Moment

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Derek Vreeland

A Nation Waits: The Source of Our Hope

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Leeann Younger

A Nation Waits: It’s Time to Name the Context

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José Humphreys

A Nation Waits: What Faithfulness Looks Like

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Eugene Cho

Why Politics Matters…Even During a Pandemic

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Derek Vreeland

Three Ways to Pastor a Politically-Polarized People

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AJ Sherrill

This Political Moment: A Way Forward in a Divided Age

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Seth Richardson

The Hypo-Politicization of the American Church

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David Swanson

A Risky Opportunity for Discipleship

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Mandy Smith

Identity Politics and the False Self

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Seth Richardson

For Kingdom Citizens, Civil Discourse Doesn’t Work

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Andrew Arndt

Midterm Elections Day: How the Church Could Turn the Tide on Political Polarization

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Rich Villodas

Midterm Elections: Let Us Pray

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Derek Vreeland

Four Ways to Walk in Love as Resurrection People

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Mandy Smith

Setting Aside the World’s Categories: One Pastor’s Approach to Politics

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Greg McKinzie

Whatever You Do, Do Not “Just Do It”

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Dennis R. Edwards

Reflections After the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel: What’s This Really All About?

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Kris Beckert

How to Stand Where Jesus Stands – the Messy Middle

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Dennis R. Edwards

Christian Nationalism is Anti-Gospel

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Brandon Colbert

The Generation that Must Save Evangelicalism from Its Moral Compromises

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Dan Stringer

Evangelicalism: It’s a Brand, but it’s Also a Space

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Josiah Marineau

The Christian University in Trump’s America

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David Fitch

How #TakeAKnee Teaches Us To Be Christian in the New Normal of American Politics

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Gena Thomas

A Lament to God for Christ the Immigrant

Geoff Holsclaw

The False “Moral Authority” of Robert Jeffress

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Mandy Smith

How the Gospel is Better than a Liberal Political Agenda

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Derek Vreeland

The Sky is Not Falling

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Nikki Toyama-Szeto

Stepping off the Sidelines at the Presidential Debates

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Carolyn Custis James

Evangelical—When a Good Word Goes Bad

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Bill Walker

God Wants the Church to Be More Political

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David Fitch

Donald Trump: What’s A Christian to Do?