Make Straight the Path: Following the Just One Into Righteousness and Peacemaking Through Holy Activism

Founder of Civil Righteousness Jonathan Tremaine Thomas equips Christians with a Spirit-led roadmap to navigate division with Christlike engagement and reconciling action.

Many Christians feel both heartbreak and anger over what is happening in America today, and the church often feels the most divided of all. How do we move from lament and overwhelm to Spirit-empowered impact?

In Make Straight the Path, pastor and activist Jonathan Tremaine Thomas calls believers to serve as intercessors in the "radical middle," resisting both apathy and rage as they respond to the injustices and brokenness around them. Drawing on Scripture and practical wisdom, he reorients the church’s call to renewal and provides tools to help readers:

• Integrate spiritual practices such as prayer and fasting with public peacemaking.
• Receive fresh vision and language for social righteousness.
• Understand today’s challenges and their own identity through the life and example of Jesus.
• Be empowered to co-labor with Christ in the "reconciliation of all things."
• Move beyond polarized extremes to embody the way of the Kingdom.

It is possible to transform places of pain into places of God’s presence. Rich in historical context and grounded in biblical truth, Make Straight the Path is a guide to personal, cultural, and spiritual formation that invites readers to leave the sidelines and embrace the sacred work of reconciliation, bringing Jesus-shaped transformation to a deeply divided culture.