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...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
With Advent underway, many churches have held a celebratory service to adorn the sanctuary with festive decorations—wreaths, of course, and forests of poinsettias. Chrismon trees are popular, as worshipers happily hang Styrofoam alphas and omegas along with oversized...
by Jenna Bergeson | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Christmas is coming! But guess what? Advent is here. That’s right; the season of waiting, preparation and anticipation is right here, right now. So, hurry up – and wait. Christians from many backgrounds reflect on the themes of hope, peace, joy and love during...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 1, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“Your ‘Kin-dom’ Come” moves listeners from a Sunday morning prayer to a practice of relating that says we are ready—not just for Jesus, but for each other. Gathered around the story of Jesus’ birth, the Advent series from The Raceless Gospel podcast invites listeners...
by Colin Harris | Jan 6, 2023 | Opinion
An ominous warning that a “war on Christmas” was being waged by those who wanted to remove the distinctive Christian focus of the holiday accompanied our annual holiday season not long ago. The phrase seems to have come from John Gibson 2006’s book The War on...
