by Mitch Randall | Jun 1, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Deep underground in a New York City subway, a tap dancer inspires daily commuters with the clickety-clack of his beautiful art. Ja’Bowen is more than an entertainer dancing for his supper though. He is a subway therapist, helping New Yorkers through life. Children and...
by Mitch Randall | May 25, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
From Florida to Texas, the public school system has a new student in its classroom. MAGA has strapped on its backpack and sharpened its pencil, arriving at your local school at an alarming rate. With the Supreme Court of the United States now leaning more conservative...
by Mitch Randall | May 19, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The 2023 Festival of Homiletics theme was “Preaching Hope for a Weary World.” Preachers from around the world descended on Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week to hear inspiring sermons and discuss the craft of preaching. After congregations endured a global pandemic –...
by Mitch Randall | May 11, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I’ve written twice about gun violence in the last two months. After a 28-year-old assailant walked into a private elementary school on the grounds of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, I called attention to certain citizens’ idolatry of the...
by Mitch Randall | May 4, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Biltmore Estate outside of Asheville, North Carolina, is the only work of George Washington Vanderbilt II. The 178,926-square feet mansion was constructed between 1889 and 1895. It sits on 800,000 acres amid the Blue Ridge Mountains. Last year, a group of...