by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jan 13, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
Content warning: This article discusses evangelical beliefs. I was baptized three times in my youth: once in seventh grade, once in eighth grade, and once in my senior year of high school. As I’ve written previously, I “redid” my baptism out of fear. In eighth grade,...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jan 2, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
As 2024 comes to a close, a few end-of-year trends are flooding our social media timelines. People are sharing their Spotify Wrapped. Others are sharing the Good Reads Reading Challenge. (My wife put me to shame by reading 106 books. Her goal was 75. I read 35 out of...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 12, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
On Thursday, December 5th, my church hosted its first-ever Holiday Blues service, a time for members and guests to sit honestly with the grief they feel around the holidays. Some had lost a loved one earlier this year and were navigating the holidays without that...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 2, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Last week, an underground fire was steadily burning behind the outlet malls in town. Its heat caused part of the back parking lot to collapse, and the smoke from the burning asphalt was thick and black, compromising the air quality for those who live near the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 7, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Content warning: Article mentions discrimination rooted in homophobia. Over the weekend, my wife and I drove three hours from our home in Virginia to Durham, North Carolina, to get fitted for suits for a friend’s upcoming wedding. I’ll spare you the painful details,...
