President and CEO, Center for Christianity and Public Life Author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Lifehttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lysnkgq4ps2xIt is not just the act of violence but the spirit of violence that must be opposed. It is not just the action to harm another which must be opposed but the desire that harm would fall to another. If we do not have the courage to pursue a politics of love, our political heart will be consumed by hate14 Sep 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysnkgq4ps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3ltgghgghis2wThis is a bad, bad idea for the the country and an even worse idea for the credibility and authority of the local church. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/irs-churches-politics-endorse-candidates.html08 Jul 2025 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltgghgghis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lp3k6vuguk2oFor all the busy parents out there, this recipe is one of our favorite weekday recipes for both taste and efficiency of preparation: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024545-sheet-pan-garlicky-chicken-with-blistered-tomatoes?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share13 May 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3k6vuguk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3llxaur76zk2oPolitics is not a game. It involves people's lives. And those making political decisions are not merely in power, they have an obligation to serve. You do not recklessly experiment using power you only steward. Many political decisions cannot be simply reversed.04 Apr 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxaur76zk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3llrw2uw22s2t@mitchellatencio.com interviews @jamellebouie.net. Don’t miss it. https://sojo.net/articles/interview/reconstruct/jamelle-bouie-constitution-belongs-people01 Apr 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrw2uw22s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lkyegmhpjk2p“This great need for noise is like a drug; it is a way to avoid focusing on what is really important.” He continues, “in losing the condition of silence, we lose the possibility of hearing what other people are saying…” -Umberto Eco https://wearweare.substack.com/p/we-take-our-silence-with-us22 Mar 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyegmhpjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lj4uisargk23“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man27 Feb 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4uisargk23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lifw3n4g3k2gFor years now, I have been glad to host The Morning Five, a daily (Monday-Thursday) podcast with scripture, prayer and the news of the day. In recent weeks, I think our time together each morning has carried a different significance. I hope you’ll join us: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-five/id160469695417 Feb 2025 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifw3n4g3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lg53rl6snc2sThe Spirit of Our Politics is available on Kindle right now for only $2.99! www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYYZDZ2Y https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYYZDZ2Y?dplnkId=563b8168-ae1b-4f9b-9bc4-17921d6a89fb&nodl=1#SalesRank20 Jan 2025 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg53rl6snc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lekp36ssks2mSeeing positive posts about Carter from some of the very people who rejected and mocked him along very Trumpian lines basically right up until 2015-2018. They don’t acknowledge the bulk of their political careers were spent undermining that which they now extol. They all have malaise now.30 Dec 2024 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekp36ssks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3ld7ngr4ii22kThe crisis is not that Christians now feel politically homeless, but that we ever thought we could make our home in politics in the first place.13 Dec 2024 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7ngr4ii22khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lcre7ej6sk26Wicked is a total triumph. Best film version of a musical in decades. Absolutely incredible. Only big thing that missed was the fan service with Idina and Chenoweth (loved seeing them, but the whole thing wasn’t well-executed and Idina doing her “Defying” riff was unnecessary.08 Dec 2024 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcre7ej6sk26https://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lcenqy72422qWhat an inspiring evening listening in on this conversation between former POTUS Barack Obama & former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It was incredibly moving to hear these 2 leaders I admire—one I know well, and the other a hero I’ve admired from afar—talk freedom, politics, faith and leadership.03 Dec 2024 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcenqy72422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lcebe3k6dc2fThere are those who think Trump's election means that now nothing matters. They're wrong. Everything matters now. The binary, singular choice is behind us. Now the choice facing each of us is what kind of person will we be in the season that lies ahead.02 Dec 2024 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcebe3k6dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lbpqwrkb6k2q"Reading Michael Wear’s The Spirit of our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, I was struck that Wear had managed to write a mirror for princes for our time." Grateful for Terrence Sweeney’s careful reading & insightful review. https://mereorthodoxy.com/spirit-of-our-politics-michael-wear24 Nov 2024 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpqwrkb6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelrwear.bsky.social/post/3lbkweu46wk2pIn light of the growing consensus that we lost something of civic and social value w/ the decline of religious participation, must we assume continued religious decline as we consider the path ahead? I was glad to write for Capita, a great think tank: t.co/r21h6LhFxS https://t.co/r21h6LhFxS22 Nov 2024 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:wpqv2qiuzzstte6vwzashwtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkweu46wk2p