by Mary Dyer | Dec 16, 2025 | Opinion
We are counting the days until Christmas. The gift-giving clock moves inexorably on, seemingly faster and faster. The Christmas tree needs to be decorated. The infant, evidently a premature birth, is already sleeping peacefully in his crib, surrounded by both...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 15, 2025 | Opinion
His benediction, a call and response, began: “And these are they who came to turn the world…” Before leaving the building, we shouted, “Upside down!” It is an adaptation of Acts 17:6 that would later flip my understanding of Christian ministry on its head and become...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 15, 2025 | Opinion
Content Warning: The following contains references to sexual violence and assault. The past few weeks, my attention has been drawn to the ongoing issue of sexual violence and the victims left behind. The story of Michael Justice I wrote about last week does not...
by Ken Sehested | Dec 15, 2025 | Opinion
In early adulthood, I developed a strong affinity for plaintive, minor-key Advent hymns, moving away from traditional Christmas carols as Advent stretched toward Christmas Eve. Plaintive music fits the mood of the mournful Jewish communities of first-century...
by Donald Williams | Dec 13, 2025 | Opinion
Evil has plagued humankind since the dawn of time. Ever since the fall of humanity in Eden’s paradise, we have wrestled with the dark inclinations of the soul—the propensity to sin and to do harm to others. Evil is the unfortunate result of the corrupted “image of...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 12, 2025 | Opinion
The night was cold and dark in Little Rock, Arkansas, but the warmth and light inside the Madina Institute Center for Nonviolence & Peace filled my heart with love and my soul with hope. My good friend, Dr. Ali Khan, invited community members to a dinner hosted by...
