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Christian Persecution In Nigeria
by Alexei Laushkin For many in the American church, the idea of martyrdom and severe persecution feels distant, a page from a history book or a headline from a faraway land that we struggle to fully comprehend. We have our own struggles with politics and polarization, with the challenge of what it means to love…
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Crisis in Ukraine
On February 23 2022 the Putin regime launched a unilateral war against the people of Ukraine. At the time of this post the aim of the war seems to be, from reports on the ground, the toppling of the Ukrainian government and a long term occupation of Ukraine by Russian forces. The UN Security Council…
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Pursuing Unity
The past few years within the United States has been especially challenging for the ministry of unity. Nationally we’ve experienced significant changes from our previous era of consensus. Changes in: *Politics *Polarization *Global Health Crisis *Mental Health These changes have necessitated a change in how American Christians approach unity as a practical matter. The polarization…
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Faith Resource on George Floyd and Our Current National Crisis
On this podcast in the midst of the grief and crisis befalling our country, I try to help fellow White Christians and people of conscience begin to reflect on what might they do and how might they carry themselves from years of experience in racial understanding, dialogue, and work towards justice. I cover three primary…
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Botham Jean, Costly Grace, and the Greater Work of Justice
by Alexei Laushkin The case of Botham Jean has been on my mind and something I’ve tracked since the killing took place. Botham Jean was a worship leader at the Dallas West Church of Christ. Here was a young man pursuing Jesus and leading and contributing to the people of God. His unjust death on September 6 2018 was a shock…
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New Website!
We are excited to announce our new website! Thank you for your patience as we work through the bugs.
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We’re Hiring
Kingdom Mission Society is hiring for the following positions. Full-time KMS Partnerships Manager and KMS Communications Associate. Part-time KMS Office Administrator. Job Title: KMS Partnerships Manager Kingdom Mission Society [a 501(c)(3) charitable organization], a ministry dedicated to Christian Unity and Reconciliation, is looking to hire a full time Partnerships Manager. Position Summary: The Partnerships Manager…
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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…
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Offering One’s World Back to God
by Alexei Laushkin One thought from Metropolitan Kalistos Ware has always stuck with me. The idea is that man is only created creature that can offer back his world back to God in thanksgiving. Ware expresses this idea in many forms. Here’s an example: Being microcosm, man is also mediator. It is his God-given task…
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Taking a Break from the News
by Alexei Laushkin Let listening to worldly news be bitter food for you, and let the words of saintly men be as combs filled with honey (St. Basil) In the world of faith in the United States we are entering into a sort of information overload of late. This is true of the pace of…