by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the film “Wicked.” Having never seen the play or read the book, I went into the theater to see “Wicked” with virtually no expectations aside from the buzz that it’s a great show and hoping to enjoy a Friday afternoon...
by Tim Wildsmith | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in the November/December issue of Nurturing Faith Journal (NFJ). In 2025, NFJ will become Good Faith Magazine and be free for a year for all Good Faith Advocates. I’m not sure how this happened, but several years ago, I...
by Craig Nash | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Almost immediately after the news broke of the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, most Americans knew it wasn’t a random murder. Even without knowing about the shell casings that investigators discovered with the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose”...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Suchitlán Lake is about an hour-and-a-half drive from San Salvador, mainly along backroads. Once there, we board a small powerboat named la Esperancito, “the little hope,” to continue our pilgrimage. We traverse the serene lake, hugged by undulating shores, for over...
by Justin Bronson Barringer | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Twenty years ago, I heard Greg Boyd’s sermon series “The Cross and the Sword,” one of the most compelling I have ever heard. The series later became the basis for his book “The Myth of a Christian Nation.” Boyd challenged me to think deeply about the...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 9, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Many have pointed out the deep problems in the faith of American Christians, especially its accommodating complacency, which has resulted in the disinterest of younger generations. Prophets keep watch from the periphery and in subcommunities of resistance, which are...
