by Marquis Hunt | Dec 19, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Editor’s Note: On November 19, Bishop Carlton Pearson died in hospice care after a battle with cancer. Pearson was an influential pastor and the founder of a former Oklahoma megachurch, yet lost much of his audience after espousing “the gospel of inclusion,” which...
by Delaney Metcalf | Dec 19, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I recently reread the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:21-38 and Matthew 1:1-17. During Christmas, we have a high chance of stumbling across them. They are hard to miss, being in the early chapters of Matthew and Luke. Often, we might see the genealogy of Jesus as another...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 18, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Churches are preparing for multiple Christmas services and activities for children. Not guarded by farm animals and without the star of Bethlehem to point them out, can we ensure their safety and well-being in the world? Before you respond, answer this. How can North...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 18, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
“Joy to the World.” Are we actually planning to sing that this year? As the death toll rises in Gaza, children starve and America deals with the fact that it saw more than 500 mass shootings this year, joy seems too dismissive a word for these troubled times. Perhaps...
by Lilly Ettinger | Dec 18, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Yesterday a colleague died. We had previously worked in the same organization and received national awards together. I found out on Facebook, where I hear of similar deaths several times a month. The news came after a conversation I had with a mentor about the recent...
by Rebecca Ramsey | Dec 15, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
“Something’s wrong with your Baby Jesus,” Eva announced in the Gathering Room, picking him up and waving him at me, as if to show me proof. I glanced at my watch. It was almost time to send the kids to their Sunday school classes. “Pardon?” I tried to say it sweetly,...
