by Delaney Metcalf | Dec 10, 2025 | Opinion
There’s a pattern in human nature where people die in winter. This appears because of increased darkness, the colder weather affecting our bodies, and people hanging on until they say goodbye to loved ones. If you’re in the hospital, you might have a chaplain stop by...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 10, 2025 | Opinion
Content Warning: The following contains multiple mentions of sexual assault. Justice Horn, a successful wrestler at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, recently wrote about his experience of being sexually assaulted. Horn, an openly gay man from the...
by Wanda Kidd | Dec 9, 2025 | Opinion
I am not sure when church Christmas pageants were relegated to children, but I suspect it was a precursor to the children’s sermon phenomenon. It probably had something to do with directors finding it much easier to guilt children than adults. Not to mention the...
by Angela Yarber | Dec 9, 2025 | Opinion
In liberation movements, stories shape our stamina. They remind us who we are, from whom we come, and why the work matters. Today’s Belief Behind the Book celebrates Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love: Reflections on Blackness and Teaching Peace by the brilliant...
by Stephen Fox | Dec 9, 2025 | Opinion
I was baptized in 1959 at Truett Memorial Baptist Church in Hayesville, North Carolina, the birthplace of George W. Truett. My father was the pastor there, and from an early age, I was aware of Truett’s legacy. A historical marker stood on Highway 64, right in front...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 8, 2025 | Opinion
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christofascism in America with the promotion of increased militarism and aggressive nationalism. A form of tyrannical government, the first lesson from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny— “Do not obey in advance”— is being taught on the...
