Do Churches Need to Get More Political?
I was sitting in church when the pastor, while referencing the current and very scary state of America, simply stated, “hate groups are on the rise.” I was caught off…
Posts by author
Krysti Wilkinson
It's time for some tough conversations.
9 posts
Krysti Wilkinson eats too much ice cream & reads too many books. She likes to laugh at bad puns, talk about Jesus, and write down her thoughts. You can connect with her on Facebook or she tweets and 'grams @krystiwithakay
Does Religion Belong in Politics?
“I don’t want to be super political or anything …” my friend assured the room, before going on. It seems to be a needed qualifier these days. “Political” has gotten…
Kesha’s ‘Praying’ Is the Song Pop Culture Needs Right Now
As an artist first known (and forever known?) for “TiK ToK”—a song bragging about waking up in the morning feeling like a hip-hop mogul and brushing her teeth with hard…
America Needs to Stop the Fearmongering
I (along with the rest of the world) lost track of how many times 2016 made me question reality. Too often I opened Twitter to find another celebrity name trending—not…
#MissingDCGirls and the Sin of Selective Outrage
Chelsea King. Elizabeth Smart. Jaycee Dugard. What do these people have in common? They’re all girls who went missing. They’re all household names. And they’re all white. When discussing the…
Facebook, Politics and Christianity
My cursor hovered on the “write a comment” section. I really hate Facebook debates. But the kind of speech I saw was, to me, intolerable. Inexcusable. Inconsistent with the values I…
The Church Needs to Stop Overspiritualizing Singleness
A friend was telling me about a speaker he listened to recently, sharing a few details of her life and overall message. Along with the facts that she’s a pastor…
The Church Needs to Stop Overspiritualizing Singleness
Life Our relationship status doesn’t determine our duties to the Kingdom. Share Facebook 3,176 Twitter 0 A friend was telling me about a speaker he listened to recently, sharing a…
Why the Term ‘Missionary’ Can Fail Missionaries
“So, you’re gonna be, like, a missionary??” I never knew how to respond. Moving to Malawi to work with a local nonprofit after college simply felt like the job I…