by Mitch Randall | Feb 2, 2023 | Opinion
Jesus will be at the Super Bowl this year – well, his slick, new commercials will be. The “He Gets Us” campaign is a well-funded public relations strategy to rebrand Jesus – more so to rebrand the image of conservative Christians. After decades of putting Jesus on the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Dec 22, 2022 | Opinion
Holidays ads have really gotten under my skin this year. Aside from flaunting consumer capitalism’s hold on what should be a simple, joyous holiday, the ads remind me that “traditional family values” are the values that get centered this time of...
by Alyssa Aldape | Jul 29, 2022 | Opinion
A seminary professor once spent a semester ingraining in us the importance of understanding complex theological platforms. Then, he graded us on how well we were able to clearly summarize it for people who didn’t spend three years going into debt studying theology....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2022 | Opinion
Like many people, Susan and I watched the Super Bowl to see what all the excitement was about, and to judge whether the commercials were worth the price of admission. The Coinbase screensaver and the Zaxby’s guy on a buffalo wing were definitely not. The football game...
by Sean McKenzie | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Bruce Springsteen is a hero of mine. He’s been my mentor, copilot and running buddy in teaching U.S. history and U.S. government classes for 26 years. The goal of a good class is to be what Springsteen once described as a good concert: “part circus, part dance party,...