by Craig Nash | Aug 18, 2026 | Opinion
The phrase “spiritual, not religious” carries a seed of derision that makes it difficult to take seriously. On the surface, it is a simple this-not-that statement. But it can often betray a sense of superiority and exclusion in its implied critique of a practice known...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 18, 2026 | Faith and Democracy|Opinion, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in the July-August 2026 issue of Good Faith Magazine, which is a free resource for all Good Faith Advocates. Six hundred years before the Founding Fathers committed treason by signing the Declaration of Independence, North...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 17, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
My understanding of faith and its practice has changed. I used to believe faith was made evident in church attendance and tithing. “Of course, I’m a Christian. I’m a member of a church, aren’t I? I pay the bills, don’t I?” I used to think faith was as obvious as the...
by Andie Pellicer | Aug 17, 2026 | Opinion
I will never forget where I was when I heard Roe v. Wade had been overturned. It was a Friday afternoon, and I distinctly remember thinking, “I’m going to have to rewrite my sermon.” As a pastor and parent, my views on reproductive rights have evolved significantly in...
by Leah Davis | Aug 14, 2026 | Opinion
I’ll never forget looking across the plastic purple tablecloths to my then-five-year-old, Lydia, sitting next to one of the saints of our church. Bob, who was about 80 at the time, was helping Lydia string together the beads of an Advent bracelet: two purple beads,...
by Randall Balmer | Aug 13, 2026 | Opinion
I’m not a theologian, either by training or temperament, but I offer here a fresh argument about the ordination of women. (I can’t believe we’re still discussing this in the third decade of the twenty-first century!) This isn’t so much a brief in favor of women’s...
