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"Jesus is Lord": a public stand against sovereignty
Theocracy, eschatology, and the balanced constitution
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Bryce Tolpen
Flight & freedom, early & late
Manned flight and U.S. independence were achieved in 1783, but both gave way to empire
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Bryce Tolpen

June 2024

Voting isn't democratic. It's oligarchic.
Supplement it with democratic practice
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Bryce Tolpen
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The beauty of proximity
In Arlandria, three young women live with undocumented immigrants (and with cockroaches, bedbugs, and rats) to learn Jesus's public way
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Bryce Tolpen
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Public space wants place
Civil Rights icon Jim Lawson, who died Sunday, had an urban designer's vision
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Bryce Tolpen
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The church saves Mussolini
100 years ago this month, Mussolini got in legal trouble. But it would spell the end of Italy's rule of law.
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Bryce Tolpen
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May 2024

No "male and female"
The resurrection ends the curse of patriarchy
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Bryce Tolpen
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Dropping my appeal to heaven
The flag isn't a prayer; it's liberal declaration of war. Either way, though, it's a retreat.
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Bryce Tolpen
The church as disruptive public realm
Our interview at GW's encampment takes us back to Acts
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Tense times of tents
Our interview at a pro-Palestinian encampment in D.C.
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Bryce Tolpen
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April 2024

Trading privilege for small miracles
In Arlington, I'm living some magical realism
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Bryce Tolpen
"Come, Lord Jesus": A cry for justice
When public life is eclipsed, we learn Paul's gospel: No resurrection? No work.
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Bryce Tolpen
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