by Jason Edwards | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
We once argued about politics at the dinner table and then cleared the dishes. Today, people cut old friends out of their lives. Families avoid each other’s calls. Marriages strain under the weight of partisan loyalty. Something crucial has shifted. Politics hasn’t...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
Many popular “awareness months” receive widespread attention every year. This is great, as it raises awareness of important issues affecting the public. Some of these months are filled with corporate sponsorships, social media campaigns and catchy hashtags. And then...
by Brooke Holloway Blake | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
I cannot stop thinking about the story projected onto the Washington Monument on Monday night. The video was part of the final day of a weeklong celebration, kicking off the anniversary of the United States. So far, I have seen and read only adulation for the...
by Kristopher Norris | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
Several years ago, I began an annual practice of giving my children a final gift on Epiphany. The purpose was to remind them that Christmas lasts more than one day, with the twelve days of Christmas occurring after December 25. Epiphany is also its own season, leading...
by Craig Nash | Jan 7, 2026 | Opinion
In his book Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith, Richard Foster identified six streams of spirituality that flow into the wider river of Christian practice and thought. These include the charismatic, contemplative, evangelical,...
by Delaney Metcalf | Jan 7, 2026 | Opinion
Most people aren’t born afraid of clarity. They learn it. From childhood onward, many of us are trained, explicitly or implicitly, to soften our words, protect other people’s feelings, avoid discomfort and keep the peace at all costs. We’re told to be “nice,” to “not...
