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Field Notes for the Wilderness | A Conversation with Sarah Bessey
The idea of “wilderness” is a helpful metaphor for anyone navigating uncharted spiritual territory. It is one Christians tap into during the Lenten season as we follow Jesus out from the crowds and into a time of fasting, prayer and reflection. And it isn’t exclusive...
Haley’s Last Stand in South Carolina, Courtesy of Trump-Loving White Evangelical Protestants
The single group that could have steered the Republican Party to any other candidate in these early primaries, and the group that is uniquely responsible for paving the road for Donald Trump’s potential return to power, is white evangelical Protestants.
Finding a “Good Enough Therapist”
While it may seem like some serious work to identify a therapist you are comfortable working with, the effort will be rewarded with a good connection and progress.
February 13, 2024
The New American Judaism; Dallas Ad Firm is Behind ‘He Gets Us’ Jesus Super Bowl Commercials; ‘The Chosen’ Actor’s Super Bowl Commercial is Part of His Side Gig—Christian Influencing (and more)
From the Sanctuary to the Streets: A Conversation with James Talarico
Many of us who grew up as devout Christians in Texas have a distinct canon of stories that describe our faith formation. Those from our childhood often include attending Vacation Bible School and competing in “sword drills,” games that tested how quickly we could...
February 12, 2024
Woman Who Opened Fire at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch Killed by Police;Mardi Gras, Carnival in US, Around the World: See Photos of Celebrations Throughout the Year (USA Today)
TikTok Bible Stories Makeover Sparks Generational Debate: ‘You’ve Passed God’s Vibe’ (and more)
2024: On Dread, Hope and the Need for Prophets
The most significant achievement of Donald Trump isn’t that he convinced a segment of the population to fanatically wear his hats and fly his flags in their yards and from their pickup trucks. Instead, his crowning achievement is convincing another segment of the population that the elections he competes in are like all the others they have ever voted in.
Good Faith Media | 2023 Notable Television
With 2023 coming to a close, we asked our team of writers, editors and contributing correspondents to reflect on the television series or episodes they found especially meaningful this year. The following is a list of their selections.
Good Faith Media | 2023 Notable Books
With 2023 coming to a close, we asked our team of writers, editors and contributing correspondents to reflect on the books they found especially meaningful this year. The following is a list of their selections.
Christian Nationalism 2023: The Escalating War on Truth, Freedom and Life, and How People of Good Faith and Goodwill are Turning the Tide
The more people engage in the democratic process by voting in elections, the greater the advancement of truth, freedom, and life.
Good Faith Media | 2023 Notable Music
With 2023 coming to a close, we asked our team of writers, editors and contributing correspondents to reflect on the music they found especially meaningful this year. The following is a list of their selections.
Good Faith Media | 2023 Notable Films
With 2023 coming to a close, we asked our team of writers, editors and contributing correspondents to reflect on the films they found especially meaningful this year. The following is a list of their selections.
December 28, 2023
Interest in Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School Lessons Continues to Grow; City of Churches: The History and Significance of Churches in Fort Wayne; Faith Groups Say More Foster Families are Needed to Care for the Children Coming to the US Alone (and more)
Investing in Good Faith
Next year is sure to be a momentous one. While Christian nationalists will make efforts to dominate the public square in matters of faith and culture, Good Faith Media is committed to providing a better way to counter those efforts.
The God Who Stayed in a Child’s Place
“Stay in a child’s place.” It’s a directive many U.S. Southerners are familiar with. It’s also the position that God finds God’s self in while lying in a manger.
Fire Alarms on Christmas
The young family of the first Christmas heard alarms all around. However, their alarms were not sounded under false pretenses. They were sounded because of the realities of smoke and fire.
2023 Advent Reflection | Love
If we want to love as Mary loved, I suggest that we start by considering it an honor to do so.
Palestinian Nativity
There is no “glory to God in the highest” in the near-constant chorus of bombs and missiles that disrupt their sleep.
December 22, 2023
School to Open as Christmas Homeless Shelter; Meet the Post-Evangelical Christians. They’re Just Getting Started.; A Former Church in Ohio May Have the Largest Collection of Christmas Movie Memorabilia (and more)
The Heart of Bethlehem is the Heart of the World
No disrespect to the mystics, dreamers and poets among us, but there is a reason why most Christmas pageants don’t use the first chapter of John to tell the story of the incarnation.
“In His Name”
“O Holy Night” is one of my favorite advent hymns. This year, the line calling us to recognize that in Jesus’ name, all oppression shall cease resonated most deeply.
Annual U.S. Count of People Experiencing Homelessness Sees Sharp Increase
The PIT count has been conducted since 2007. HUD relies on municipal and county governments and area service providers to assist in the count.
December 21, 2023
The Evolution of Christmas in Rhode Island; 10 Old-School Christian Traditions that are No Longer Practiced; Religion’s Understated Influence on Modern Art (and more)
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery: Johnson v. M’Intosh at 200
People who already exist cannot be discovered. And even if they have not been seen by white eyes before, the Great Spirit has seen them.
New Gallup Poll Finds Americans Are in Bad Shape After the Pandemic
Key metrics for physical health are worse after the pandemic, according to a Gallup poll released on December 14.
Apologies and Condemnations Will Not Solve Poland’s Antisemitism Problem
Both acts of vandalism involving the menorah from last week are a reminder that although populist parties were defeated in the October elections, the problem of antisemitism in Polish politics continues.
December 20, 2023
In a Church Built by Abolitionists, Christian and Jewish Congregations Come Together Amid Bomb Threats; United Methodists Down 7.659 Churches as Exit Window Ends; ‘Pure White’ Examines the White Supremacist Origins of Evangelical Purity Culture (and more)
By the Way | Undermining America’s Two Best Ideas
I’ve long argued that the First Amendment, with its guarantee of religious freedom and separation of church and state, is America’s best idea. If the First Amendment is America’s best idea, the second best is public education.
Remembering Carlton Pearson
On that transformative night in the early 1990s, Carlton’s words resonated with an intellectual vibrancy seldom heard from the pulpits I knew. He wielded wit, language and a keen awareness of current events to demonstrate the Bible’s relevance beyond its ancient text.
The Genealogy of Jesus: Where are the Women?
In our churches, we remember the importance of women, affirming their agency and sense of self. We create a community where a little girl never has to grow up questioning her worth or silencing her voice.