Public Square
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A Year of Bitter Partisanship, How Did We Get Here?
by Alexei Laushkin 2017 was a year of particularly bitter partisanship, with white Evangelicals and Pentecostals thought to be particularly supportive of the President. This perception of support, prompted a progressive Church of England Bishop to call out Born-Again Christians for their support of the President. Today I want to look at how deep is…
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A Christmas Prayer for Troubling Times
by Alexei Laushkin In the coming days we will celebrate the birth of our Savior. There are few songs more poignant to the Season than “Silent Night” and if we’re lucky we may get an add in with these lines: peace, peace, peace on earth and good will to all this is a time for…
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An Open Letter to the Speaker on the Social Safety Net
Dear Speaker Ryan, We write to you on behalf of Evangelical and Pentecostal society partners. We regularly pray for you and your staff for wisdom and encouragement. Today we write based on our ongoing concerns about the social safety net. As you are undoubtedly aware, national deficits are unsustainable for the good of societies. When…
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“God Said Go” (Faith in Action on Medicaid)
(part of the ‘Faith in Action’ series produced by Kingdom Mission Society. Stories of God’s people meant to encourage and equip for future Kingdom work). Pastor James Brigman of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Rockingham, NC walked over 356 miles to Washington DC to give a voice for his daughter Lauren Faith who relies…
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Churches Need to Speak Clearly Against White Nationalism
Alexei Laushkin, Executive Director, Kingdom Mission Society Hate has no place in America. The modern day klan seeks to organize itself by riding a wave of shock-based politics, a kind of politics which has become ever more prominent. Now that they have had their deadly moment in Charlottesville, the modern klan will seek to recruit…
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Why We Are Working on Medicaid
by Alexei Laushkin The church has historically been engaged in caring for the medical needs of the poor. In fact, missions to the poor have often been the catalyst for Christian movements across the ages. From St. Francis to John Wesley to the Salvation Army many of the great movements of Christianity have been dedicated…
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Statement on Refugee Entry Ban and Ban from Certain Nations
Statement by Alexei Laushkin, Board Member, Kingdom Mission Society Kingdom Mission Society focuses on both Christian Persecution and Refugees. The two ought not to be pitted against each other. Nothing in the Christian faith calls us to harm and marginalize the vulnerable. Blanket and ill timed actions seem to make us less safe as a…
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Statement on Sunday Mass Attack in Egypt
Statement by Alexei Laushkin, Board Member, Kingdom Mission Society: We condemn the attack on St. Peter’s Church so near St. Mark’s Cathedral during Sunday mass. We add our prayers and join in mourning for our Coptic brothers and sisters. This attack was particularly meant to frighten and terrify the innocent. We join against the forces…
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Statement on Combating Terrorism and Safeguarding Refugees
Statement by Alexei Laushkin, Board Member, Kingdom Mission Society: Kingdom Mission Society condemns the horrendous attack on Ohio State University by a radicalized student. The United States is at war with radical Islamic terrorism and has been for some time. We support reasonable efforts to safeguard our country against those who would harm innocent lives.…
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Aiming for Higher Ground
by Alexei Laushkin Hymn writing has fascinating origins. Take this hymn by Johnson Oatman Jr. (1856-1926). He’s a clergyman from New Jersey, a bit of a journeyman as a pastor but wrote over 3,000 hymns. As the debates were starting last night. One of his more famous ones caught my attention. I’m referring to “I’m…