Opinion
The Case of César Chávez: When Justice Requires Us to Interrogate Our Heroes
Why do we so easily sanctify individuals while rendering invisible the many who make liberation possible?
How Can Lent’s Labor Be Carried Out?: 40 Questions for Contemplative Action
Remembering that you are dust is not an insult, for such is the very stuff of the universe
America is a Big White Lie
America is turning 250 in a few months and the Trump administration is taking its citizens down memory lane.
‘Do Not Besmirch the Name!’: Remembering Church Van Trips
Church vans were more than transportation. They were part of the experience.
The SAVE White Supremacy Act: America’s Old Friend Resurfaces
The SAVE Act is not about safeguarding U.S. elections; it is about suppressing the vote.
FOCUS KEYWORD: “SAVE Act”
Oscars | What ‘One Battle After Another’ Reveals About Hope
Hope does not require that things look promising. It only requires that something is actually worth fighting for.
Two Baylors
Institutions, like the humans who make them up, contain multitudes. They are never just one thing.
I Was Number 49594
Sometimes at night, I wake up in a panic.
Americans Making Difficult Decisions to Pay for Rising Healthcare Costs
The lapse in ACA subsidies has forced Americans to make difficult decisions.
What They Don’t Tell You About ‘The Pitt’
There’s something they aren’t telling you about ‘The Pitt.’
The Bombs Fall on Iran; The Hatred Falls Next Door: On Islamophobia, War, and the Wisdom of Mahmoud Ayoub
Fear, weaponized by power, always seeks the nearest available face.
History Needs More Than ‘a Woman’s Touch’
Saying ‘herstory’ is not sufficient to balance the scales of history.
The Drums of War and the Prayer of Francis: Viewing the Iran Conflict Through the Lens of Peace
We are called to be agents of peace in a fractured world.
This War is about Imperialism, Not Religious Conflict
Israeli leaders want us to believe the US-Israeli-Iranian war is an ethno-religious conflict. It isn’t.
The Oscars Will Always Choose ‘Hamnet’ Over ‘F1: The Movie.’ Your Church Should Too
We need to turn the lens on ourselves, because the modern church has an F1 problem.
When Faith and Science Work Together
Science helps us understand the world as it is. Faith helps us imagine the world as it could be.
Starting With the Truth: A Letter to a Newly Diagnosed Neurodivergent Woman
You are not starting over. You are finally starting with the truth, and that changes everything.
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?