by Angela Yarber | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
For many queer folks, June is a holy month. The Pride flag, our sacred symbol. Its festivals and parades, a visual rainbow of our diversity and the sparkle we will not keep in the closet. I love it. And I loathe the ways it has been commodified by straight supremacy,...
by Barry Howard | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
When I learned of Dr. John Killinger’s passing on June 5, 2025, at the age of 91, I found myself reflecting with deep gratitude on a friendship that spanned 35 years and had a profound influence on my life and ministry. Respected as one of America’s most gifted...
by Erin Parks | Jun 13, 2025 | Opinion
Advice and teaching for living a Christian life are almost universally the same: attend church, read your Bible and pray. This “holy trinity” of spiritual practice is often communicated to be most effective when practiced regularly. But what happens when “regular” or...
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...
