How the Mennonite Church USA Abandoned Its People

churches, ChristianityMatthew RaleySeptember 14, 2021Matthew Raley, Mennonite, churches, theology, doctrine

Comfort for Immoral Heretics? How Paul Used His Authority

churches, pastorsMatthew RaleyOctober 15, 2020Matthew Raley, apostle paul, 2 Corinthians, Jesus, leadership

God Is a Composer: The Difference between Legal and Artistic Authority

evangelicals, churchesMatthew RaleyAugust 28, 2020theology, Matthew Raley, authority, leadership, institutions, churches

Shootings, Fires, and American Generosity

community, churchesMatthew RaleyJune 18, 2019gun violence, shooting, philanthropy, generosity, tragedy, fire, natural disaster, Matthew Raley, chico ca, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Joey Newton, donations

My Accidental Life Skill

churches, ChristianityMatthew RaleyMay 19, 2019skills, leadership, ministry, church, churches, service

What I Learned from Final Phone Calls

news, churchesMatthew RaleyNovember 27, 2018Matthew Raley, fire, death, faith, spiritu, prayer

What to Expect When Confronting Sexual Abuse in Church

The #churchtoo posts on Twitter are accurate accounts of how sexual abuse gets perpetrated and then ignored at church. I believe them. I have been confronting abuse for decades — as have many pastors.

churchesMatthew RaleyNovember 25, 2017sexual harassment, churches, pastors, leadership

The Reformation Role Reversal

art, Christianity, churches, evangelicalsMatthew RaleySeptember 20, 2017David Meade, flat earth, Martin Luther, media, Reformation, social media, technologyComment

The Conflicted 500th Year

Christianity, churches, evangelicals, pastors, politicsMatthew RaleySeptember 7, 2017Catholicism, faith, Martin Luther, Reformation, religion, spirituality

The Churched and the Dechurched

Christianity, churches, evangelicalsMatthew RaleyJune 20, 2017barna group, Christians, church, culture, dechurched, spirituality

Tritone Life

Christianity, culture, and the arts. Unresolved.