by Steve Harmon | May 16, 2025 | Opinion
Although its origins are likely more Western and recent, “May you live in interesting times!” is often quoted as an ancient Chinese saying. It can function either as a blessing or a curse. Regardless of the saying’s origins, Pope Leo XIV has indeed ascended to the...
by Keith Herron | May 16, 2025 | Opinion
When the naiveté of the 1950s gave way to the clamoring of change in the ’60s, even the stodgy traditionalist Norman Rockwell grew. For decades, Rockwell painted what we considered our greatest American values. But in the early 1960s, he began exploring our American...
by Craig Nash | May 15, 2025 | Opinion
After every U.S. election since 1980 that has resulted in a Republican president, political observers have “discovered” a new stream within the Christian tradition to write about. For the Reagan and (to a lesser extent) George H.W. Bush elections, the focus was on the...
by Steve Harmon | May 14, 2025 | Opinion
I’m writing this dispatch from the Rome airport while waiting for my flight home to North Carolina. I’m filled with gratitude for everything I’ve experienced over the past several days, and I’m hopeful about what these events might mean for the Catholic Church and the...
by Craig Nash | May 14, 2025 | Opinion
As a young evangelical Christian coming of age in the 1990s, one of my most significant influences was Bob Briner’s book, “Roaring Lambs: A Gentle Plan to Radically Change Your World.” Briner had been a pioneering figure in sports broadcasting and management. In...
by Steve Harmon | May 13, 2025 | Opinion
Yesterday, journalists were granted an audience with the new pope. I attended with fellow Good Faith Media writer Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Together, we recorded some of our impressions of the pontiff from our respective Presbyterian and Baptist perspectives for possible...
