Opinion
The Child Who Grew Up Too Fast: Turning Toward My Own Life
This is the strange grace of growing up too fast: You get a second chance at becoming a person.
Dispensationalism is Fueling War and Distorting Scripture
Crucified love is at work and winning, even though it seems like chaos and destruction reign.
MAGA, It’s Time
MAGA, the time to make a decision is now. In the words of holy Scripture, “Whom will you serve?”
Progressive Christianity: Seeking Truth with Heart and Mind
Progressive Christians are open to seeking truth wherever it may be found.
Women’s Rights, Christian Vocation, and Equal Justice
When more just laws and policies are enacted for women, everyone benefits.
Freedom Untethered
The good, it turns out, is not just my personal good, the good of my tribe or the good of my nation.
Mark Doox’s ‘Love Has Never Been a Popular Movement’ is a Reverential Reckoning
Mark Doox’s ‘Love Has Never Been a Popular Movement’ is a love offering.
The Scales of Justice Must Always be Balanced
I began protesting for marital rights in 1966 in a “Walk Against Hate: A Walk for Love and Justice” march in Oregon, from Eugene to Portland—150 miles away.
What If the Church Felt Like a Table, Not a Test?
A church shaped by Jesus should sound like an invitation to rest, healing and transformation.
Easter Rising
As Sunday morning breaks yet again, an Easter Rising fills my heart, my mind, and my soul.
What Is Good About Good Friday?
What does it do to a people when we are spiritually socialized to respect, to revere, and yes, to repeat violence?
Harry Potter and the Good News for All
Let’s celebrate hope. But let’s also work for the hope of others.
Legalizing Evil: Free (Hate) Speech and the Threat to LGBTQ+ Kids’ Lives
Conversion “therapy” is evil; its legality doesn’t change that.
Easter Story, Easter Women
This silence around the women is not accidental. It is part of the church’s patriarchal history.
Holy Week Begs Us to Embrace a Subversive Gospel
Easter does not deny the reality of evil. Easter declares the supremacy of God’s love.
No More Deaths
Boots on the ground have failed to win recent wars. Is there a better way?
Becoming One Body
It is difficult for me to pray while sitting next to the banker charging me an extra point of interest because my last name is Latino.
Good Faith Media and Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists Announce ‘Voice of the Turtle’ Podcast
“Voice of the Turtle” is an eight-episode podcast exploring the history of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists (AWAB).
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists Condemns Recent SCOTUS Ruling on Conversion Therapy
Conversion therapy is not ministry. It is abuse.
What We Lost: Hanan Townshend Carries the Torch of Beauty into the Wilderness of Grief
Composer Hanan Townshend, known for his work with Terrence Malick, releases ‘What We Lost’ amid holy seasons.
AI and the Ancient Quest to be Like God
Ever since the dawn of humanity, humankind has possessed a deep and persistent desire for intellectual aggrandizement. From the very beginning, we have longed to acquire knowledge, wisdom and understanding. This pursuit, while noble, has often been accompanied by a...
AI Is the Newest God
AI is treated as a deity or ultimate authority with reverence for its divine-like, omniscient capabilities.
Pew Analysis Finds AM/FM Religious Radio Remains Strong in the U.S.
Although satellite and internet radio have exploded in popularity over the past few decades, “terrestrial” radio stations (AM/FM) have remained a steady force within the U.S. media landscape.
Liberation Theology is for Everyone
Liberation theology is never neutral, as our images of God shape our social realities and our ethics.
Maternal Separation Ain’t Cute: The Internet’s Obsession with Punch the Monkey and the Church’s Harm of Adoptees
Though Christians often portray adoption as a picture of the gospel, the roots of modern adoption are far from biblical.
Blindness is Not Brokenness: Practicing Inclusive Worship
Disability is not a metaphor for what is broken, but a lived reality that belongs in all aspects of the church’s life.
United Seminary to Honor Jackie Baugh Moore and Julie Strathe Baugh with Doctors of Humane Letters
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities will confer Doctors of Humane Letters (honoris causa) upon sisters Jackie Baugh Moore and Julie Strathe Baugh during its 64th Commencement Exercises on April 26, 2026.
What Will It Take To Radicalize You?
For Christ’s sake, when he comes for us, may he not find us on middle ground.
Starting With The Truth: To the Woman Still Performing Comfort
If the ministry has relied on women’s emotional labor, it can repent and rebuild.
Lebanon Is Not Sepia: Snow, Sea and Sorrow
We do not care about world politics when we see our little paradise being lost.