THE BLOG

By Ben Schettler, The Center for Truth in Love I want to ask you a simple question before I tell you this story. If you were a police officer at a public park and you saw two groups of people, one group having peaceful conversations about faith and civic life at a table, and another person openly selling drugs at a table 25 feet away, which group would you approach? Take a moment. Think about it. Now let me tell you what happened to us while at Washington Square Park in New Y

By Ben Schettler, The Center for Truth in Love People keep asking me that question. Friends. Family. People in the comments. Strangers who heard the story and found their way here. “Why did you go back?” It's a fair question. And it deserves a real answer. So, here it is. I was angry. Let me start there. Tuesday we were shut down. A man was openly selling drugs from a table 25 feet from where we stood. No permit, no questions, no interference from anyone in uniform. We had a

By Ben Schettler, The Center for Truth in Love I want to tell you exactly what happened. Not a summary. Not a highlight reel. The full thing, both days, because I think you deserve to understand what is happening in the streets of America right now, and what it actually costs to stand in a public park and say the name of Jesus. This is my account. I was there. What follows is the truth. Tuesday: We Were Just Having Conversations Our team set up at Washington Square Park in Ma

The #HeGetsUs and #HeGetsMe campaigns create a great deal of confusion around the Holy transforming work of Jesus. The beauty of the...

Part 3: A Thoughtful and Needed Response This is the third and final part of a continuation of an essay entitled “An Unexpected Response...

Part 2: A Factual Assessment of the Events An Honest Comparison In the case of those who believed in a fraudulent election you have some...

Overview Americans of all political persuasions were devastated to see the violence and fool-hearty behavior of angry protestors...

Yesterday, while writing an article about our cultural divide I received the devastating news that a close friend and a man I admired...

Faith in God is not a feat of greatness accomplished by the powerful, it is an attitude of humility realized in our time of weakness. We...

The terrible loss of Kobe Bryant has caused us all to reflect on sports, athletic achievement, and the uncertainty of life. We are all...

Dear Aaron Rodgers, I apologize. Profusely. I’m deeply saddened by the accusations, angry words, and even untrue representations of you...

As a millennial, it's been interesting to see the Christian response to President Donald Trump and his impeachment is no exception. While...

1. We cannot forget...Ideas have consequences. While many Muslims choose to reject the teachings of the Quran when it speaks about jihad,...