by Jerome Enriquez John | Jan 23, 2026 | Opinion
Across the world, Christians are being attacked, displaced, imprisoned and killed because of their faith. This reality sits uneasily beside the image many hold of Christianity as culturally dominant or politically powerful. Yet for millions of believers—especially in...
by Randall Balmer | Jan 22, 2026 | Opinion
While having dinner the other night at our local Mexican restaurant, a young couple was seated at the table beside us, the man wearing a black MAGA hat with “Trump” embroidered in the back. In the days leading up to this, Donald Trump had sent military troops into...
by Wyatt Moyer | Jan 22, 2026 | Opinion
It was late November of 2024 when I found it. While decorating the United Church of Lincoln for the Advent and Christmas season, I reached down into the pulpit, a place where thousands of sermons had been preached over many years. I found a hammer at rest on a shelf—a...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jan 21, 2026 | Opinion
When I was 15 years old, my mother took my sister and me from our home in London, Ontario to Los Angeles to visit our aunt. To us, LA felt like a different universe. It was warm with a light, gentle breeze, endless beaches and loads of sunshine we didn’t have back...
by Craig Nash | Jan 20, 2026 | Opinion
Amid the terror inflicted on the immigrant community by the Trump Administration, it’s easy to forget how recent it was when there was a hopeful movement toward transforming the country’s immigration system in a humane, sensible way. In 2013, a bipartisan coalition...
by Brad Bull | Jan 20, 2026 | Opinion
Note: This essay involves candid discussion of sexuality, utilizing frank descriptions of painful experiences as well as quotes that include sexual terminology. A woman angrily reported to me, “My husband and I have not had sex in eight years. He told me he had lost...
