by Starlette Thomas | Jun 12, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
For Christians who have experienced spiritual abuse, the church building may not be a place for healing. Since spiritual abuse creates religious trauma, Christians who use guilt and shame to push them into a pew are not helping. Appearing to care more about the...
by Jack Moline | Jun 9, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I have always loved stories, which makes me especially grateful that my faith tradition is filled with them. One such story, from the Hassidic legacy, was told by Rabbi Moshe Lieb Erblich, who is also known as the Sassover Rav. He told of entering a tavern in his...
by Ed Hogan | Jun 9, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I am a schoolteacher, so the summer is my time to catch up on the news and binge-watch documentaries. Last week, I did both, reading a news article and watching a docuseries that dovetailed in unexpected ways. Rick Warren wrote an open letter to the Southern Baptist...
by Jenna N. Sullivan | Jun 8, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I am proud of a few things as I reflect on Pride season this year. First, I am approaching one year of serving as lead pastor of Life in Deep Ellum, a faith community and cultural center in urban Dallas. I remember the small but challenging minority of voices that...
by Lauren Supplice | Jun 7, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Human sexuality is a gift from God. Not just heterosexuality; all sexuality. I wish this was something that I heard when I was a child. I grew up thinking that sexuality was just sex, and this topic should never be discussed unless we were talking about sex within the...
by Jack Moline | Jun 7, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Biden administration released its long-anticipated National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in late May. As an American Jew, I was heartened by the unequivocal way that the document took on what is known as “the world’s oldest hate.” It is almost certainly...
