by Jim Hopkins | May 6, 2022 | Opinion
My colleague Lauren Lisa Ng is a poet, a preacher and a mother. Her poem, The New, is a reflection on an ordinary day in her life. The poem concludes, “I’ll build the border of a puzzle, stand from my desk before the sun starts is setting, remove backpacks from tired...
by Mitch Randall | May 5, 2022 | Opinion
Good Faith Media launched its spring giving campaign, “More to Tell,” this week. The “More to Tell” campaign underscores the importance of the stories, topics and voices GFM amplifies, inviting supporters to consider making a monthly commitment to our work. It was...
by Aurelia Dávila Pratt | May 5, 2022 | Opinion
I begged a childhood friend to shed light on Donald Trump. This was 2016 on the cusp of the presidential election, so I emailed her for insight. Though he was often portrayed in the media with disdain or as a joke, those of us in the Bible Belt understood his...
by Colin Harris | May 5, 2022 | Opinion
Chaos is swirling about in our public life. Its troubling effects seem to be touching many dimensions of our communal life: education, religion, personal relationships and our capacity to maintain community. This is one of the many challenges that face us in this...
by Monty Self | May 4, 2022 | Opinion
A leaked draft of a possible majority ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2021) was published May 2 by POLITICO. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the draft ruling argues that Roe v Wade (1973) and Planned...
by Autumn Lockett | May 4, 2022 | Opinion
“But mama, how can we sell our church? Where will we go on Sunday-church-days? Can I still wear my click-clack shoes?” The lispy question hung in the air as we drove home from the last town hall in a series of tough discussions about the future of our church. Her...
