by Randall Balmer | Dec 19, 2025 | Opinion
Stephen Colbert may be our most important theologian. In accepting the Ripple of Hope Award on December 5 from the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, Colbert invoked the image of Robert Kennedy breaking bread with Cesar Chavez on the day Chavez ended his...
by Craig Nash | Dec 18, 2025 | Opinion
Derek Webb walked into 2025 overwhelmed by the endless barrage of indignities and aggressions Trump 2.0 was already waging on the world. As an artist, he quickly realized he couldn’t put out every fire; his job was to find his “tallest fire” and focus on it. As the...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 18, 2025 | Opinion
There are so many extraneous activities associated with Christmas, such as shopping for and wrapping gifts, and adorning our homes and neighborhoods with lights and evergreens. The season is full of gatherings, meals, parties and celebrations, leaving many feeling as...
by Sharon Jacob | Dec 17, 2025 | Opinion
Infinite gratitude is not only an expectation but also a subtle and firm reminder to immigrants of their subordination and marginalization. The demand to profusely and enthusiastically express gratitude, even when confronted with discrimination and bias, creates a...
by Ali Khan | Dec 17, 2025 | Opinion
For the past 30 years, the Islamic Academy of Alabama (IAA) has been nestled in a leafy neighborhood near the Birmingham Zoo, about a ten-minute drive from my first home. It serves more than 200 students and has an almost 100 percent university-enrollment rate among...
by Sean Palmer | Dec 16, 2025 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: Faith in 24 Frames was the cover story for the October-December issue of Good Faith Magazine, GFM’s print publication. Good Faith Magazine is a complementary resource for all Good Faith Advocates. “We come to this place for magic…to laugh, to cry, to...
