by Starlette Thomas | Dec 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
“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. It is an expression used by our parents and the elders to remind children of their position in the family....
by Andie Pellicer | Dec 22, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: Since Christmas falls on the day after the final day of Advent, we are sharing this year’s fourth Advent reflection today. ___ I am a parent by way of two roads—biologically and through adoption. My appreciation for Mary grew exponentially...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 18, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
“Joy to the World.” Are we actually planning to sing that this year? As the death toll rises in Gaza, children starve and America deals with the fact that it saw more than 500 mass shootings this year, joy seems too dismissive a word for these troubled times. Perhaps...
by Dean Johnston | Dec 12, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I am convinced that there is nothing more important for our outward work for peace than the interior state of our hearts. This is true on any scale–from international diplomacy all the way down to the conflict zones in our own homes. You can’t create peace when your...
by Jake Maxwell | Dec 11, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I am not at peace. The world is not at peace. And despite all the festivities, food and family, nothing about the holiday season is peace-filled. In my experience and in accordance with nearly every personal, professional and academic reference, the church is not at...
