by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Nov 30, 2022 | Opinion
Since the early days of my faith journey, I have been enamored with the book of Psalms. There’s something magical about someone’s ability to tell a story through verse. So, whenever I use a Lectionary for any purpose, the Psalter selection for that Sunday is the first...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2022 | Opinion
Have you ever stripped away the sanctified language of the basic story that was offered as central to your inherited faith? Then just told it as plainly as any other story would be told. Here’s the one I learned. Possibly you did too. Adam and Eve messed up and caused...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 29, 2022 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article contains graphic imagery. Andre Thomas will be executed on April 5, 2023, in Texas, after the United States Supreme Court rejected a request to review his case. Called “one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history,” his long...
by Starlette Thomas | Nov 28, 2022 | Opinion
Four weeks to nest before the birth of Jesus, Advent also doubles as a time of war – the so-called “war on Christmas,” to be specific. If you say, “Happy holidays” and not “Merry Christmas,” then we know whose side you’re on. What fuels the decades-long conspiracy...
by Carol A. Brown | Nov 28, 2022 | Opinion
People tell me I have no business riding my bike around town. At age 77, I’ve been hearing this for over 20 years. What these well-meaning advisors don’t know is, I didn’t even own a bike until I reached my senior years. Like many enjoyable hobbies, we wait until...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 23, 2022 | Opinion
Thanksgiving in the U.S. is just a day away, and millions of Americans will gather around tables to offer “thanks” for the many blessings bestowed upon them this past year. I will not be one of them. On Saturday, November 20, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a...
