by Katie Moore | Jun 12, 2025 | Opinion
ICE was unleashed on Los Angeles last week. Rather than “getting the criminals out,” unidentified agents in unmarked white vans showed up at Home Depot to round up day laborers. They surrounded small businesses and mom-and-pop restaurants to detain people working in...
by Craig Nash | Jun 12, 2025 | Opinion
Early immigrants to the United States sought to build a nation governed by laws—not by royalty or religious dogma. In Donald Trump, proponents of the Seven Mountain Mandate, a dominionist movement to establish Christian supremacy in all areas of society, have found a...
by Anna Parish | Jun 12, 2025 | Opinion
In early February, the church where I intern received an email from a nearby senior living facility seeking a minister willing to lead weekly Bible studies with the residents. Within minutes of hearing the request, I excitedly volunteered. I had been looking and...
by Craig Nash | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
In a 1980 Republican presidential primary debate held in Houston, an audience member asked candidates George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan whether “the children of illegal aliens should be allowed to attend Texas public schools for free, or do you think the parents...
by Rachel Mumaw-Schweser | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
In Genesis 11, we attempt to make a name for ourselves by building a tower to the heavens. Our work is driven by the fear that we will be scattered to the winds and our current way of life will be lost. Ironically, that’s exactly what God does. Because as God says,...
by Barry Howard | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared on Barry Howard’s blog, Cove Creek Reflections. On June 5, 2025, the world lost one of its most provocative and prophetic theological voices. Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament scholar, preacher, teacher, and esteemed...
