by Colin Harris | Jul 29, 2026 | Opinion
My earliest memory of an encounter with the Ten Commandments was in Dr. Redding’s class in what was then called the junior department of our Sunday School. Our little group of pre-adolescent boys probably had the typical pattern of engagement with these basic rules of...
by Colin Harris | Jan 27, 2026 | Opinion
Those of us who have been around the track more than a few times are familiar with the feeling that comes in response to certain patterns of experience: “I think I’ve seen this movie before.” More than 60 years ago, in the decade-long process of nonviolent...
by Colin Harris | Nov 25, 2025 | Opinion
These days, it’s hard not to think of theologian Karl Barth’s counsel that the proclamation of the gospel should be done with the Bible in one hand and that morning’s newspaper in the other. It was a fitting image when he said it. It is a memorable one now, with the...
by Colin Harris | Oct 15, 2025 | Opinion
The tragic assassination of popular conservative Charlie Kirk has prompted reflection on the oxymoron of “Christian nationalism.” Many voices have celebrated the public repetition of Jesus’ name as a kind of “revival of faith,” something they believe has been missing...
by Colin Harris | Sep 9, 2025 | Opinion
Back in the day, when I taught sections of our “Introduction to Religion” course, we would discuss the role of religion in public life. I would enjoy asking, “Do you know the TV minister who has enjoyed the largest viewing audience of all time?” Students would answer...
