Opinion
Evangelicalism’s Twin Engines of Destruction: The Theological Innovation Sanctifying Trump’s War in Iran
Theology is nothing if not pliable, and Evangelicals syncretize religious impulses as well as anyone.
The 57th NAACP Image Awards Is a Master Class in African American Resilience
African American culture is marked by rich, communal traditions designed to celebrate, honor, and strengthen our bonds through family reunions, festivals and everyday gestures of solidarity, emphasizing joy, heritage and collective strength. The 57th NAACP Image Awards, held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 28, was all of this and thus a master class in African American resilience.
Singing Next to Karen: Notes on Resistance from the Choir Loft
Singing together feels like a cure for what ails us.
Rifts on the Religious Right
These rifts run deep and suggest that the coalition of Christian conservatives that has powered Donald Trump’s election campaigns cannot hold.
This International Women’s Day, U.S. Clergywomen Can Celebrate Historic Rebound after Covid-era Decline
On International Women’s Day, clergywomen in the U.S. can celebrate a milestone in the uphill calling toward equality in ministry.
Change the Formula of War
It’s easier to kill with a clear conscience if you think you’re doing it for a deity willing to absolve you of your sins.
Black Pain as White Entertainment
Black people’s pain and humiliation have long been turned into entertainment, from minstrel shows to modern “gotcha” media moments.
Belief Behind the Book | Brittany Hart’s ‘Surviving Wonderland: A Journey Beyond Control’
What happens when the faith you trusted becomes the cage you can’t escape?
Remember the National Prayer Breakfast?
The news cycle is perpetually drawing us toward the next crisis. Its haste doesn’t allow us the time we need to reflect.
Strangers in Exile: An Immigrant Reflects on Immigration
As followers of God, we should view ourselves as temporary residents in whatever country we inhabit
What MAGA Sees When They See Me
We often say, “Seeing is believing.” But I would argue the reverse: “Believing is seeing.
A Faithful Resistance: Over 2,000 United Methodists March on Capitol Hill for Immigrant Justice
Last week, The United Methodist Church stood on the right side of history.
Women’s History Month: Why the Church Needs Feminist Theology
Where would the church be without women?
By the Way | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friendship With Ken Starr and Obsession with the Vatican
It appears the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files will keep journalists and pundits busy for years.
The BBC Is So Racist
All dressed up, Jordan and Lindo were expected to continue with the show while being publicly humiliated in front of their peers. More than a failing, an error, or an oversight— since there was a two-hour delay in airing the ceremony and thus, plenty of time to remove it, I am left to assume the BBC is so racist.
‘Marty Supreme’: The Emptiness of Ambition
Marty Supreme exposes how sin doesn’t just make us “bad” in the abstract; it makes us incapable of real connection.
Franklin Graham’s Crusade: Extremist Theology Behind Strikes on Iran
Draping military action in the language of spiritual warfare and religious conversion is how religious extremists justify the most horrific acts of violence inflicted on humanity.
Punched in the Heart
With Punch providing a little inspiration for us all, let’s move from the rejection this world offers to seek out our own paths towards acceptance, community, and love.
Taylor Tomlinson’s ‘Prodigal Daughter’ Offers Christianity a Much-Needed Corrective
Jesus didn’t come for us to create superiority complexes. He came to show us how to love one another better.
Belief Behind the Book | Elaine Murray’s ‘In the End is Your Beginning’
Through embodied practices and honest storytelling, Elaine Murray equips readers to move through disruption with tenderness, courage and trust in what is still unfolding.
‘Black and Jewish America’ Threads Complicated and Shared Histories
Black and Jewish America offers a view into the multilayered lived experiences of African Americans and Jewish communities in America.
‘Not All Skinfolk are Kinfolk!’: Latine ICE and Proximity to Whiteness
Why would brown folk put on white faces and brown shirts to persecute other brown folk?
When Leaders Disappoint: The Emotional Power of Projection
What’s happening underneath is rarely spoken aloud: this leader did not become the parent, healer, reformer or savior I needed them to be. You might not have known you were asking for that, but your nervous system did.
Book Excerpt | ‘Outta Nowhere: A Journey through Medical Crisis and Grief’ by Sonya Claire Milam
Sometimes our joyful chaos was met with the chaos of hardship.
Silence as a Spiritual Practice: Why It Matters, What It Does, and How It Regulates Us
Insight doesn’t come from force. It comes from space.
Why Young People Are Walking Away from Church and Why It’s Not the End of Faith
Young people are not asking for perfection. They are asking for integrity.
How We Tell Our Stories Matters: Doris Miller and the Truth About History
Doris Miller didn’t leave a country that was “whole,” nor would he have returned to one.
Celebrating Black History is An Act of Resistance
For those whose slavery-obscured ancestral lineage already makes us feel like orphans, exhuming Black history reopens unhealed wounds. When coupled with reliably disingenuous critiques like, “Why don’t we have a white history month?”, February starts to feel like the longest month of the year.
Diamond Lessons: Remembering John Nash
He understood that fairness has to be tended like soil; it will not stay fertile on its own.
Reimagining Capitalism by Re-Embracing Virtue
A capitalism guided by justice would seek the common good instead of maximizing profit at any cost.