by Starlette Thomas | Dec 29, 2025 | Opinion
“In the United States, you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.” James Donald Vance, the current Vice President of the United States, offered this incredibly ahistorical and deceitful statement as part of his closing speech at the Turning Point USA (TPUSA)...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 22, 2025 | Opinion
Much of the wrestle with my calling to Christian ministry has been against the forms it has taken in the North American church. As a woman of humble beginnings, I was glad to know Jesus could relate, only to find out some preachers didn’t want to. I’ve always found it...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 15, 2025 | Opinion
His benediction, a call and response, began: “And these are they who came to turn the world…” Before leaving the building, we shouted, “Upside down!” It is an adaptation of Acts 17:6 that would later flip my understanding of Christian ministry on its head and become...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 8, 2025 | Opinion
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christofascism in America with the promotion of increased militarism and aggressive nationalism. A form of tyrannical government, the first lesson from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny— “Do not obey in advance”— is being taught on the...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 1, 2025 | Opinion
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her king!” Except Herod thinks he is a king and not the president of the United States. Worse still, there are people who identify as Christians yet stand behind him. They believe he represents their interests,...
