by Starlette Thomas | Dec 31, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“You got me workin’, workin’ day and night.” From his 1979 album “Off the Wall,” this is the chorus to Michael Jackson’s “Workin’ Day and Night” and a popular refrain of automatons in a capitalist society. Still, millions of Americans don’t earn enough...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Many North American churches are lighting Advent candles. But prisoners are setting themselves on fire. How many more will resort to these drastic measures before Christ-followers begin to see the light? I say, “Free’em all!” After presenting a paper at the first...
by Trevor Barton | Dec 17, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
In response to his critics, Clarence Jordan, founder of Koinonia Farms in southern Georgia, asked a simple question: “What would it be like if Jesus were born into the world right smack dab in the middle of the Jim Crow South?” As a New Testament Greek scholar, he...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 16, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Walmart stores announced they are rolling back their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative (DEI) and will no longer use the term. In response, I rolled over in bed. “Rest is resistance,” I repeated after Tricia Hersey, the Nap Bishop. I hit the snooze button...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Advent is a sacred season, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for Christ’s arrival. This four-week period invites believers to meditate on the profound themes of hope, peace, love and joy. It is a time to reflect on the mystery of Christ’s...
