by Baptist Women in Ministry of North Carolina | Aug 27, 2025 | Opinion
When I told my adult daughter we were working on an article about creating a Theology of Technology, she replied, “Well, that should be easy! There’s no technology in the Bible!” I know what she was thinking. Christian scripture has no mention of computers, cell...
by Randall Balmer | Aug 26, 2025 | Opinion
The vital task of patrolling the wall of separation between church and state, America’s best idea, has enlisted some unlikely allies over the years. Although the motives animating some of those measures can undoubtedly be called into question, those contributions have...
by Chris Murphy | Aug 26, 2025 | Opinion
The church can be such a small place. Numerically small, sure. But that’s not what weighs on me. Our smallness runs deep, narrowing our imaginations, darkening our eyes to possibilities. We talk about God’s coming kin-dom (or Kingdom, depending on who you hang with),...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 25, 2025 | Opinion
For fear of suffering the consequences or suffering a setback, some “suffer fools gladly.” They decide early on to stay in their place, stay put, in their lane, on the sidelines, or just stay out of it. Sometimes, we get in our own way before we even know where we...
by Craig Nash | Aug 25, 2025 | Opinion
A new Pew Research Center study asked U.S. respondents to share their opinions on what they value in a journalist and what content and media platforms they most consider “journalism.” The report found that while people generally know what they want from journalists,...
by Kristopher Norris | Aug 25, 2025 | Opinion
The last time I saw my grandfather, he remembered me. Like my grandmother, he struggled with dementia at the end of life. When I walked into his hospice room, he was sitting in a wheelchair, slouched, weak, frail, and asleep. I hated to wake him, but I wasn’t sure...
