Opinion
Do You Hear the Prophets Speak?
Prophets are highly-gifted pattern-recognizers. They know their history well enough to see old patterns repeating before their eyes.
Songs That Shape Us | Pearl Jam’s ‘Black’
“Black” is sung from the perspective of someone who hasn’t fully let go; the relationship has ended, but the feelings remain.
Resistance 500: Liturgical Direct Action Conducts Funerals for Empire
Faith communities have a unique role to play in movements of resistance and noncooperation.
Phil Madeira’s ‘Summer of Gone’ and the Christ-Haunted Power of Southern Storytelling
“The Story” is a theme that Phil Madeira weaves in and out of his music, books, and conversation.
The Framework of White-Body Supremacy is Collapsing
The framework of white-body supremacy is collapsing in on itself, ensuring a certain death by its own hand. While systemic racism will not simply disappear but rather adapt to its political surroundings, its justifications will increasingly fall flat.
In the Line of ICE: Lives Upended by Trump’s Mass Deportations
This fall, Good Faith Media is highlighting those whose lives have been upended by Donald Trump’s policy of mass deportations.
Cornell Case Highlights the Need for Justice and Accountability
We cannot keep pushing this difficult reality under the rug. The longer we do, the more violence against women will continue without any consequences.
‘Primetime’ Reveals the True Predator
Though Primetime takes liberties with Hansen’s personal life, the Predator descends into his own kind of evil in his pursuit of justice.
A Soundtrack of Faith
Many voices, many different words, many different tunes. All of it sounds like faith.
Land Acknowledgment Isn’t Enough
A debt is owed to the original occupants of the land by all illegal immigrants to the Western Hemisphere.
Welcoming Guests
Every action Jesus commended was a profound endorsement of compassionate living.
Hoping for a Deeper ‘Why’
Find out someone’s “why, tailor your “what” to answer it, and then you’ll have their support.
‘Safe for the Whole Family’ Debuts, Revealing Stories of Exiled CCM Artists
The first thing visitors see when entering the Museum of Christian & Gospel Music in Nashville is the phrase “…imperfect people pursuing a perfect God.”
Donald Trump and Breaking Up
Guardrails have not prevented self-serving leaders from crashing into oncoming traffic.
The Western Civilization Movement
While the old conservative mantra was “small government”, this brand of conservatism sees government as a tool to impose its will on others.
There’s No AC in the Sanctuary: A Story of a Changed Church
I can tell you, too, that the change I witnessed in a group of people didn’t happen because I had some grand vision for transformation.
Colin Kaepernick, the End of Athlete Activism and the Beginning of a Culture War
He was a football player who became a civil rights activist. Time would quickly tell Kaepernick that he couldn’t be both.
Macklemore, P!nk, Sheeran and…Ms. Rachel? The Role(s) Artists Play in Genocidal Times
I am not inclined to subscribe to the politics of cancel culture, but I am struggling with one of my pop-hero’s roles in this controversy.
This Fall, Reconsider the Importance of Local Elections
When done faithfully, engaging in politics with a Christlike attitude points others toward the heavenly realm.
Faith in the Margins: What Happens When We Liberate Our Structures?
The Spirit is breaking through, dismantling institutions and oppressive structures.
James Talarico at Baylor: Indicator of Shifting Religious Dynamics?
These students have never known a world in which Republicans could claim to be the party of Christian faith with a straight face.
‘Heart of the Beast’ Explores Unconditional Love
Our churches are full of people like James Belmont—people who are looking for and longing for healing.
U2 at 50: Exploring U2’s Theological Imagination
One helpful element of Harmon’s framing is his exploration of how these themes aren’t just present lyrically but also in the band’s distinctive sound.
“The Gospel of Luck”
In Christian circles, we are raised on a steady, unexamined line of thinking some call determinism.
Black Studies Programs Have the Power to Liberate
Multiple U.S. colleges are cutting, merging, or ending Black Studies programs due to political pressure, reduced budgets, and low student enrollment.
A Baptist Take on Muslims and Hijabs
Be unique, be creative, and be curious. Get to know some Muslims.
A ‘Camino’ Lesson in the Real Cost of Healthcare
The United States has the greatest medical system in the world—for those who are wealthy.
Let’s Talk about Idol Worship
When we boil faith down to its purest form, what is left? Love.
Mercy Culture (Once Again) Triggered by Mercy
A movement built on hunting witches cannot survive without a witch.
Christianity and Native Traditions: Never the Twain?
I have to wonder whether Sarah Lucas worships a God too small to acknowledge the integrity of Native traditions observed for centuries, if not millennia.