Esau McCaulley https://esaumccaulley.com/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:02:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 The Sermon on the Mount Does Not Belong in ICE Propaganda https://esaumccaulley.com/the-sermon-on-the-mount-does-not-belong-in-ice-propaganda/ https://esaumccaulley.com/the-sermon-on-the-mount-does-not-belong-in-ice-propaganda/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:02:29 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1437 The fusion of Christian language with imperial ways of being is the consistent error of Christian nationalism. It is more nationalistic than Christian, more rooted in the ways of Machiavelli than the one from Nazareth.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/the-sermon-on-the-mount-does-not-belong-in-ice-propaganda/feed/ 0 The Christian Backlash Taking Hold https://esaumccaulley.com/the-christian-backlash-taking-hold/ https://esaumccaulley.com/the-christian-backlash-taking-hold/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:09:40 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1402 The irreconcilable difference between Trumpian politics and Christianity.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/the-christian-backlash-taking-hold/feed/ 0 Yes, Protest. But Worship First. https://esaumccaulley.com/yes-protest-but-worship-first/ https://esaumccaulley.com/yes-protest-but-worship-first/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:00:27 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1397 The Christian doctrine of God has never been about pondering abstractions. God has always revealed himself in the midst of the world we inhabit.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/yes-protest-but-worship-first/feed/ 0 ‘Adolescence’ and the Surprising Difficulty of Hugging a Teen Son https://esaumccaulley.com/adolescence-and-the-surprising-difficulty-of-hugging-a-teen-son/ https://esaumccaulley.com/adolescence-and-the-surprising-difficulty-of-hugging-a-teen-son/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:30:18 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1387 My relationship with my teenage son is different and, I think, quite warm. Still, I know that struggle.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/adolescence-and-the-surprising-difficulty-of-hugging-a-teen-son/feed/ 0 It’s Time for a Boycott https://esaumccaulley.com/its-time-for-a-boycott/ https://esaumccaulley.com/its-time-for-a-boycott/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:07:30 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1381 Church-led campaigns against businesses for retreating from D.E.I. promises are a form of pastoral ministry for those who feel ignored or forgotten.

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]]> Church-led campaigns against businesses for retreating from D.E.I. promises are a form of pastoral ministry for those who feel ignored or forgotten.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/its-time-for-a-boycott/feed/ 0 On Donald Trump and the Inscrutability of God https://esaumccaulley.com/on-donald-trump-and-the-inscrutability-of-god/ https://esaumccaulley.com/on-donald-trump-and-the-inscrutability-of-god/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:47:04 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1371 How I'm praying for the new president

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/on-donald-trump-and-the-inscrutability-of-god/feed/ 0 This Day Calls for Martin Luther King’s Vision https://esaumccaulley.com/this-day-calls-for-martin-luther-kings-vision/ https://esaumccaulley.com/this-day-calls-for-martin-luther-kings-vision/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:36:50 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1367 On Monday we're celebrating Martin Luther King Jr Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/this-day-calls-for-martin-luther-kings-vision/feed/ 0 What ‘Silent Night’ Misunderstands About Christmas https://esaumccaulley.com/what-silent-night-misunderstands-about-christmas/ https://esaumccaulley.com/what-silent-night-misunderstands-about-christmas/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:59:53 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1329 Depictions of a quiet, peaceful manger scene miss the point.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/what-silent-night-misunderstands-about-christmas/feed/ 0 Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Deserve Better https://esaumccaulley.com/caitlin-clark-and-angel-reese-deserve-better/ https://esaumccaulley.com/caitlin-clark-and-angel-reese-deserve-better/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:15:52 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1336 Gendered and racial narratives that have long stalked the interactions between white and Black women have come to dominate the talk about these two W.N.B.A. players.

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]]> https://esaumccaulley.com/caitlin-clark-and-angel-reese-deserve-better/feed/ 0 On Turning Black https://esaumccaulley.com/on-turning-black/ https://esaumccaulley.com/on-turning-black/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:22:31 +0000 https://esaumccaulley.com/?p=1340 Pitting the interests of minority groups against one another seems to be part of Trump’s re-election strategy.

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