by Mitch Randall | Aug 8, 2025 | Opinion
Next week, yours truly celebrates another trip around the sun. On August 12, I will be celebrating my 55th birthday. It’s a milestone for me because, as a child, the first birthdays I remember celebrating with my grandparents were their fifty-fifth birthdays. All of...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 1, 2025 | Opinion
There was a time in my faith journey when I believed truth meant certainty grounded by “correct” belief and practice. Based on this lofty notion, I also felt my mission was to bring everyone I encountered to the place where my faith and practice resided. If anyone...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 25, 2025 | Opinion
English politician and writer Horace Walpole once wrote, “The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” For all the thinkers out there, last week felt like a shot across the bow as a silencing blow ricocheted off late-night television,...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 18, 2025 | Opinion
Baylor University reversed its decision last week to receive a grant studying LGBTQ+ individuals and women who have experienced trauma within the church. The study could have provided a much-needed curriculum to help both groups with their trauma. Since that decision...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 10, 2025 | Feature, Feature|Opinion, Opinion
Baylor University President Linda Livingstone announced on Wednesday that the university’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work would “voluntarily … rescind” acceptance of a grant for studying LGBTQIA+ issues and the church. Baylor announced last week that its...