by Michael Chancellor | Jan 4, 2021 | Opinion
We need to expand our understanding of trauma. Often, attention goes to the military and their experiences of “soldiering,” but a wide range of experiences results in trauma. The child removed from a dangerous home only to be placed in a dangerous foster care...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 21, 2020 | Opinion
They passed by on the other side. That phrase from the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 grabbed my attention when encountering it again in an Advent devotional book I’m reading. The phrase has stayed with me. The travelers made sure they avoided the broken...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 14, 2020 | Opinion
There is enough room at the table for immigrants. There always has been. That has not changed, but attitudes have. While many in the U.S. want to chant “Make America Great Again,” many folks around the world see America as “great enough!” That is because of the terror...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 4, 2020 | Opinion
The United States has suffered a grave malady over the last 20 years or so. I will call it “a hardening of the categories.” This most recent election gives us a clear illustration of what exactly I reference. The Republicans threw stones at the Democrats calling them...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 30, 2020 | Opinion
Some houses of faith in the U.S. will see the recent Supreme Court ruling as a victory for religious freedom. Many conservative faith leaders and constituents have supported the Republican Party’s efforts to increase the number of conservative SCOTUS justices by...
