Yesterday’s post in this series about how I’ve been influenced by different movements across Christian history talked about antiracism, an issue that focuses on the needs, safety, and thriving of specific groups of people marginalized in our society. Today’s is even more dire, advocating as it does for the needs, safety, and thriving not only … Continue reading Why I am … Green
So far this series about the way different Christian traditions have influenced me has gone from major divisions to more recent historical trends. The last three posts will be a bit more ‘ripped from the headlines’, in that I’ll be talking about movements that are front-and-centre in today’s cultural conversations. Today I’ll be talking very … Continue reading Why I am … Antiracist
In the most recent post in this series celebrating the strengths of different Christian traditions, I talked about how I appreciate the room that the ancient Christian mystical tradition has for manifestations such as visions and dreams. In some ways, today’s post, about why I am charismatic, is part two of that post. At the … Continue reading Why I am … Charismatic
Like many of us who grew up in the Church, one of my favourite stories as a child was David and Goliath. It’s a story that feels tailor-made for a young audience, pitting as it does the faith of a small boy against the cowardice of his older brothers and a giant enemy. But it’s … Continue reading A Contrast of Kings: A Reflection on 1 Samuel 17
In my post earlier this week talking about how and why I can identify as an evangelical, one of the themes I brought up was this tradition’s insistence on radical transformation. But as much as I loved that aspect of evangelical thought, I was ultimately frustrated in my evangelical days by the lack of transformation … Continue reading Why I am … Mystical
Matthew Root 