by Kerri Fisher | Dec 29, 2025 | Opinion
I love the last week of the year. The end of a year is, in a way, like the end of a life. This is why I dutifully perform a life-review in these my last days—the bests, worsts, and honorable mentions of work, love and play. And since I know time is ticking, there is...
by Kerri Fisher | Dec 24, 2025 | Opinion
For most of my life, I have not preferred Christmas. Most people find this curious, if not alarming—and maybe even unchristian. But I believe at least a few of you agree with me. You just may not know that you are allowed to. Hear me out. We are all told colorful...
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...
