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Mitchell Birnel

Rev. Mitchell Birnel is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene who has ministered in the local church, the military, and state prisons. He holds an M.Div. and is pursuing further theological research at the intersection of ecclesiology and political theology, with particular interest in how polarization affects Christian identity and love of neighbor.

Essays

While We Were Still Enemies

If God reconciled us while we were still enemies, how should Christians view and speak about those they consider their enemies?