by John D. Pierce | Nov 28, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The magic of Christmas takes on different forms as one ages. Its frequency of return seems set to the highest speed. So how does the wonderment of Jesus coming into the world keep happening year after year for those who claim to follow him throughout the year? Emily...
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...
by Brenda McWilliams | Dec 30, 2022 | Opinion
I was awakened at 4 a.m. Christmas morning, not by “visions of sugar plums” but by the words of Dana Shapiro. “Moments that announce themselves as your subject are rare and there’s magic to them. Ignore them at your own peril,” she wrote in her 2020 book Still...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 27, 2022 | Opinion
The Christmas season officially began with Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you” blaring in every department store and supermarket. Now that Jesus is here, we’ll need to change our tune and address the emotional and physical labor of the holiday, which is...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 22, 2022 | Opinion
The Christmas season provides an opportunity to remember those whose presence matters most to us and to shine a light on them. Growing up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was a wonderful experience, as both sets of my grandparents lived close by. As an adult, I realized how...
