by Mary Dyer | Jun 22, 2026 | Opinion
Sunday began with my spouse, Sheryl, filling the pulpit. I sat in the back row, trying to hear her homily on trust, since I needed hearing assistance to hear clearly. Her homily was titled “Sarah Laughed,” based on Sarah’s laughter when the two visitors told her she...
by Mary Dyer | Apr 6, 2026 | Opinion
On June 16, 2015, my wife, Sheryl and I were at a workshop in St. Louis. During a break, we stepped out into the street and witnessed a crowd of LGBTQ+ folks walking boldly by, waving Pride flags, with a government building next to them displaying a large one flying...
by Mary Dyer | Jan 29, 2026 | Opinion
January 7 began as a normal day for Renee Good. She packed her six-year-old son into the back seat, along with his lunch and their large dog, and drove him to school. As she drove home, she noticed out of the corner of her eye a group of huddled ICE agents. She...
by Mary Dyer | Dec 16, 2025 | Opinion
We are counting the days until Christmas. The gift-giving clock moves inexorably on, seemingly faster and faster. The Christmas tree needs to be decorated. The infant, evidently a premature birth, is already sleeping peacefully in his crib, surrounded by both...
by Mary Dyer | Nov 15, 2025 | Opinion
Doctrinal wars over the Trinity were conflicts during the early centuries of Christianity to define God as a single being in three coequal, coeternal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These conflicts, particularly the Arian controversy—which saw Jesus...
