National Christianity, Pentecost, and Why Inclusion Still Isn't the Church's Default

This week on This Ain't It, we're digging into national Christianity (a bit different than Christian nationalism), Pentecost, and why so many American churches still resist the radical inclusion the early church was built on. We talk through Mac Loftin's critique of "national Christianity," the idea that faith in the U.S. has become a national identity instead of a global one, and why some American Christians act like they own Christianity itself. We also dive into W. Benjamin Boswell's Pentecost sermon and what it means that the Spirit was poured out on all flesh. From the Babylon Bee dismissing Christians killed in Gaza to churches gatekeeping who "counts," we wrestle with the difference between the church we inherited and the church Pentecost calls us to be. Bless your heart… this one has fire.   SHOW NOTES: For the Facing of this Hour: Preaching that Resists White Christian Nationalism by Benjamin Boswell The Christian Century - The Blasphemy of National Christianity by Mac Loftin Sojourners Dynamics of Faith by Paul Tillich