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...
by Michael Chancellor | Jan 7, 2026 | Opinion
How can we address the high rates of sexual violence against women (and some men) in the United States? Like the painter who realizes too late that he has painted himself into a corner, I have come to realize this epidemic has been going on for a very long time....
by Rev. Iyalosha Latishia James Rev. Lyndsey Godwin | Jan 6, 2026 | Opinion
January 6th forces American Christians to confront two starkly different stories. One is now five years old: the mobbing of the U.S. Capitol by Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and other right-wing groups in an attempted coup—many carrying crosses, chanting prayers, and...
by Ken Sehested | Jan 6, 2026 | Opinion
January 6, 2025, is the fifth anniversary of the attempted coup to overturn the formal congressional confirmation of November 2024’s presidential election results. It remains an open wound in our body politic. Its felonious instigator has thus far escaped conviction,...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 5, 2026 | Opinion
To whom do I address the message of the Raceless Gospel? No one in particular. I don’t have a target audience as this proclamation is for a world yet to be. I know as much as I tell you. I am given one line at a time. Hook, line and sinker, I took the bait for a...
