Opinion
The Countless Women Lost to History
With few records recorded, many women over the centuries have been lost to the ages. Male heads of households categorize the majority of genealogical information. We must do better. No one should be left to die in anonymity.
Elections, Fears and Beliefs
When you know someone’s fears, you can know what that person believes. Unhealthy fear rejects truth that doesn’t align with one’s more comforting though inaccurate vision of reality. We must rebuild trust and reestablish truth.
Smells Like Better Times
The sense of smell is powerful. These days whiffs of stenches past emerge from certain kinds of politics. They linger in the nose and stink. But every now and then, the scents of better times waft through the air.
Will Election Trigger General Strike Across US?
Strikes are rare in America. Labor unions represent millions of working people here. They don’t go out because of elections or to oppose political repression. They don’t shut everything down, but maybe this year they will.
We Can’t Allow the Nightmares to Come True
Since the 1960s, our nation has faced unsettling things, from assassinations to rioting, but 2020 feels uniquely troubling. We’ve lost so much recently. Is it even possible to turn things around? Yes, there’s still time – and hope.
When We Use Science to Justify Our Racial Biases
The University of California at Berkeley will repurpose its Genealogical Eugenics Institute Fund to help projects that educate about the horrible legacy of eugenics. More public and private institutions need to follow its example.
How Long Does It Take to Be Nice?
Some people sneer and proclaim that niceness is fake, insincere or manipulative, but niceness is the oil that lets real relationships flourish. How long does it take to be nice? Less time than it takes to be rude.
It’s All Happened Before
When the flu pandemic of 1918 hit, government put restriction in place. After a while, the public grew weary of the restrictions and ignored them. It happened before, and it’s happening again. Will we learn from past mistakes?
Help Wanted: Seeking Harvest-Minded People
When you read social media comments, you see a lot of bruised and hurt lives, a lot of sheep desperate for a good shepherd. Where we see rotting fruit, Jesus sees a harvest. He’s calling for harvesters. Are you available?
America, Who Are We?
As the United States determines its next president, another decision will be rendered. Voters will reveal who they are and who they want to be when they elect the future leader of the nation. Are we better than what we have become?
Don’t Let Apathy Keep You from Voting, Civic Engagement
In less than a week, we will have the opportunity to shape the direction of our country for years to come. To sit this or any election out would be to squander the right and privilege we have to shape our common life as a nation.
Are You Scared Yet?
Halloween won’t be the same this year, much to the chagrin of costume-wearing children and pillowcase-toting teens. With COVID-19 still lurking, some towns are banning all trick-or-treating. Yet some folks can’t resist decorating.
A Demonstration of Unity Against Hate
Churches, synagogues and mosques around the world will take a stand against bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism when they leave their lights on Nov. 9 for the ‘Let There Be Light’ campaign. Learn how your faith group can join in.
Is This a Hearing or Heeding Problem?
A large majority of white US evangelicals and conservative Christians are passing on basic gospel priorities, embracing a political ideology of cruelty and self-interest. Many pastors are wondering what they may have done wrong.
How Trees May Help Your COVID-19 Anxieties
The beauty of trees can help us cope during this pandemic. Isaiah and his love of trees are a contrary voice to those inner anxieties and persistently negative voices that are in danger of undermining our faith and our hope.
Government Needs to Hold Big Pharma Accountable
The Department of Justice reached an $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, which has been at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis for decades. The deal, however, sends the wrong message to the industry and the public.
When It’s Time for Christians to Stop Being Kind
It’s good to be kind, but even Jesus was not always kind. Sometimes, we need to be courageous and speak the truth. Otherwise, this nationalistic Christianity will metastasize into a deeper crisis than what already faces us.
Pope’s New Encyclical Tackles Injustice, Inequality
Pope Francis introduced a new encyclical, which plays the long game of Christian hope, laying out reasons why there’s so much injustice, inequality and community breakdown in our world and how in faith and love we can address them.
People of Good Faith: Christopher Adams
Christopher Adams is a 26-year-old native of Watkinsville, Georgia, currently serving as an Ernest C. Hynds intern at Good Faith Media.
13 Urgent Thoughts Before Consequential Election
The United States is at one of the most dangerous moments in our nation’s political history. As we near Election Day, consider these 13 thoughts to bring added context to this urgency before, during and after you cast your ballot.
John Lewis’ Sacred Right to Vote
The late civil rights icon John Lewis said voting was an ‘almost sacred’ act. If we believe that, each of us has the duty to educate ourselves, engage the process and vote. It’s the most powerful tool we have for change.
6 Culprits of Pandemic-Driven Anxiety for Seniors
Six-plus months into the pandemic, people are experiencing pervasive angst. Anxiety during any crisis is often the result of vague, unnamed guilt. Here are 6 culprits causing seniors anxiety and guilt during the pandemic.
Gov’t Has Failed Us. Time for Some Pruning.
Our political parties have failed us as a nation. We have not held our politicians accountable. We can’t take this status quo much longer and expect things to turn up roses. At some point, the best of fruit trees need pruning.
What Do You See?
What some of us see as right side up, others may see as upside down. How we see the world is a product of many things, but at the end of the day, it comes down to what our brain does with what we take in.
As COVID-19 Death Toll Rises, We Need Affection
Wendell Berry has been acclaimed as America’s living prophet for many decades now. In a world where we watch the death toll rise in a way that should bring us to our knees, Berry offers us the idea of affection.
Common Good Should Be More Common Among the Good
Whether spending our time, money or influence, it is an act of Christian stewardship to ask who will benefit from it. That’s the concept of common good, and it’s a casualty of Americanized Christianity’s battle for secular power.
Coffee and Crocheting: Calling for Greater Depths in Women’s Ministries
Many women are falling away from the church, and the typical evangelical women’s ministry structure does not interest them. It’s time for these ministries to expand to include the expansive diversity of women in the pews.
Voting is Not Everything: An Argument for Voting
Voting is the most American religious ritual. Like most things religious, we do it infrequently but with great fervor and passion when needed. But voting is one part of the picture. The long hard work is how we treat our neighbors.
Have We Lost Movies Because of Pandemic?
Regal Cinemas shut down all 536 locations, leaving more than 7,000 movie screens to go dark. Nothing compares to the shared experience of watching a movie in a theater, but will there be theaters to operate after the pandemic?
Texas: Social Workers Can Refuse Services to LGBTQ, Disabled
Texas passed a law allowing social workers to refuse services to the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities. This will only do harm and end with individuals not receiving the resources they need to live healthy and safe lives.