by Machaela Murrell | Dec 28, 2022 | Opinion
America is a melting pot of nationalities, ethnicities and cultures, full of people with differing religious viewpoints and perspectives. A Public Agenda survey shows religion and spirituality are quite common among Americans. About 40% are both religious and...
by Monty Self | Dec 28, 2022 | Opinion
More than 1,000 people in U.S. prisons died of complications related to Hepatitis C from 2013 to 2019. This was revealed by State News’ data analysis of 27,674 prison death records from 2013 to 2019. Untreated Hepatitis C causes chronic liver disease, liver failure...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 27, 2022 | Opinion
The Christmas season officially began with Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you” blaring in every department store and supermarket. Now that Jesus is here, we’ll need to change our tune and address the emotional and physical labor of the holiday, which is...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 27, 2022 | Opinion
Matthew 23 is a barn burner, a scorched-earth sermon. Chronology in the Gospels is hard to nail down. Jesus certainly taught some of his material on several occasions, and our obsession with a precise timeline was not a principal concern when the Gospels were written....
by Mitch Randall | Dec 22, 2022 | Opinion
The Christmas season provides an opportunity to remember those whose presence matters most to us and to shine a light on them. Growing up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was a wonderful experience, as both sets of my grandparents lived close by. As an adult, I realized how...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 22, 2022 | Opinion
Holidays ads have really gotten under my skin this year. Aside from flaunting consumer capitalism’s hold on what should be a simple, joyous holiday, the ads remind me that “traditional family values” are the values that get centered this time of...
