by Craig Nash | Dec 23, 2025 | Opinion
Sadly, the Revised Common Lectionary doesn’t assign a scripture reading to the high holy day of Festivus. If it did, I imagine it would be one in which Jesus called his audience a “brood of vipers” (Matthew 12:34) or the prophet Hosea referred to God’s people as...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Dec 23, 2025 | Opinion
As Christians once again await the inbreaking of God’s incarnate love with expectant hearts, it’s easy to feel weary at the current state of the world. In my United Methodist tradition, we often sing different verses of the hymn, “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel”...
by Jerome Enriquez John | Dec 23, 2025 | Opinion
Christmas is often imagined as a season of joy, safety and communal celebration. For many Christians in Nigeria, it has become something very different—a moment marked by caution, grief and quiet courage. In parts of the country where violence and persecution persist,...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 22, 2025 | Opinion
Much of the wrestle with my calling to Christian ministry has been against the forms it has taken in the North American church. As a woman of humble beginnings, I was glad to know Jesus could relate, only to find out some preachers didn’t want to. I’ve always found it...
by Paul Wallace | Dec 22, 2025 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: Several years ago, Paul Wallace wrote a series of articles in Nurturing Faith Journal, the forerunner to Good Faith Magazine, titled “Questions Christians Ask Scientists.” The following was an installment from that series. There is only one passage in...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 19, 2025 | Opinion
When the angels of the Christmas story appeared after the birth of Jesus, they announced to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the...
