Opinion
AI Can’t Raise Ebenezers
I’m overwhelmed and in awe by all AI can do, but I am comforted by all it cannot do with the written word.
By the Way | ‘Baptist Battles’ Five Decades Later
My eyebrows always twitch a bit when I hear about “liberalism” in the Southern Baptist Convention.
‘No Kings’ Must Do More
The entire electoral process, specifically the Electoral College and the gerrymandering of districts, is designed to disenfranchise the voter.
The Neurodivergent Ways of Donald Trump
The less control they had over their successes, the more they saw their failures or shortcomings as anyone’s fault but their own.
What He Had Left
Money still doesn’t seem to have much of a hold on him. Some would say he was raised right.
AI Is Ruining Social Media
From AI- powered bots to AI slop, I’ve had my fill of the integration of artificial intelligence.
When the Body Knows Where It Can Speak: Somatic Discernment in a World of Limited Systems
The body refuses to waste truth on a space that cannot hold it.
The South Was Right: It’s Always Been About States’ Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court just declared that states’ rights supersede everything.
Why Fundamentalists Don’t Scare Me
Neither shunning nor frontal attacks deterred me from my life’s calling.
Mother’s Day is a Call for Peace and Justice
To celebrate Mother’s Day faithfully and as Jarvis and Howe had envisioned it to be is to affirm that love is not passive sentimentality but action.
What Is Behind Our Return To Movie Theaters?
We are going to the movies while the world is on fire.
On Birthdays and Cherry Blossoms
“Number the days,” the psalmist encourages, “that you might get a heart of wisdom.”
A Plea for Understanding and Compassion from a Nonbinary Individual
I will take a slightly overzealous ally over someone who is hateful any day.
Baylor Student Organizers Reflect on ‘All Are Neighbors’
It’s not so much about whether Baylor can remain a Christian institution. It’s more about whether it can become one.
Raising Our Daughters to Be Aware of Their Surroundings
I live with the constant, nagging fear that no parent is equipped to fully convey what “knowing your surroundings” means for girls today.
The Story of America is a Failed Group Project
There have always been competing visions of inclusion, unity, and reconciliation.
Joy That Doesn’t Ask for Anything
Real joy, it turns out, isn’t the thing that lights up the room. It’s what lets me stay steady inside it.
Blessed Are The Meme-Makers?
War is no longer only fought on the battlefield. It is narrated, filtered, and consumed.
The Chickens Still Come Home to Roost: The U.S. Remains Committed to Political Violence
I fear this noble experiment called the United States will fail if we continue to use hate and violence as political tools to get demagogues elected.
Resurrection Stories: Bodywork Therapy in Cuba
I think resurrection hope is this—the quiet return of hope when we think none is possible.
A Call to Compassion for Our Trans Neighbors
You don’t have to understand to be kind. But if you allow yourself to be kind, you just might begin to understand.
No Take-Backs: Speaking Out Against DHS’ Inhumane PARRIS Initiative
Every child knows injustice when she experiences it. You can’t make a move and then change it on a whim.
Lessons from Dolores Huerta: When Women Speak, the Church Heals
I keep one foot in the church and one with the many people who have been wounded by the church and are in exile.
Have the Quakers Completed Their Work?: Rethinking Religious Success
At its best, the church can be a vehicle for the Gospel. The church has been at its best far too rarely.
On Womanslaughter: They Are Their Brother’s Keeper—Not Ours
Discussions of femicide as criminal have not reached consensus for a reason.
‘Fair Game’ Offers New Insight into Conversation around Trans Athletes
Exclusion at the extracurricular level is not the story mainstream media is sharing when it comes to this conversation, which is a disservice to all of us.
Book Excerpt | ‘Every Somewhere Sacred’ by Ben Norquist and Brian Miller
We can pass through the thick and varied landscapes of God’s world without seeing or knowing them.
The Crumbling Wall of Church-State Separation: Why It Matters for the Future of Public Education
Let me be clear: I am not against private schools. Have as many as you want. What I oppose is private schools being funded by public dollars.
Witness in a Season of Borrowed Light
Silence leaves people unguided in moments that require moral clarity. Silence can make what is spiritually dangerous appear normal.
Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Understand Ezekiel or ‘Pulp Fiction’
Ezekiel wasn’t the only thing Pete Hegseth got wrong in his Pentagon worship service remarks.