by Jim Hopkins | Sep 14, 2020 | Opinion
Apocalypse. Armageddon. Plague. Judgment Day. Even in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of the country noted for its low percentage of church attenders, religious language is being used by many to describe the recent fires, smoke-filled air and Wednesday’s surreal...
by Jim Hopkins | Jul 31, 2020 | Opinion
Spitting, licking fingers and high-fiving. These common practices will have to be curbed significantly by Major League Baseball players in the name of public health as their abbreviated season begins. This is demanding work because habits, by definition, are hard to...
by Jim Hopkins | Jun 26, 2020 | Opinion
The place of statues in public spaces is currently under great scrutiny. This examination includes not only statues erected to commemorate Confederate generals, soldiers and political leaders, but also those erected in honor of presidents like George Washington,...
by Jim Hopkins | May 28, 2020 | Opinion
The birthday of the Christian church will be celebrated around the world this weekend. Among the beautiful promises of Jesus found in the gospels are the words from John 14:16 when the paraclete is promised to Christians. The Greek “paraclete” is translated into...
by Jim Hopkins | May 6, 2020 | Opinion
Faith In Action (FIA) is a national community organizing network that gives people of faith the tools they need to fight for justice and work towards a more equitable society. The leaders of the network have defined our current time as a time marked by a fourfold...
