by Chuck Poole | Jun 9, 2026 | Opinion
“You must not do harm to the immigrant” (Exodus 22:21). “Do not oppress the immigrant” (Exodus 23:9). “The immigrant shall be to you as one born among you; you shall love the immigrant as yourself” (Leviticus 19:33-34). “Because all the land in the world belongs to...
by Ben Fountain | Jun 1, 2026 | Opinion
In second grade, my art and science teacher had a poster of Albert Einstein in her classroom that always caught my attention. Einstein was making a face as if someone had goosed him on the head or perhaps had an epiphany over something he had been thinking about. It...
by Jason Edwards | May 22, 2026 | Opinion
I first encountered the phrase “heart language” during cross-cultural training, years before I understood what it meant. At the time, it felt like a bit of mission vocabulary, a phrase you underline once and move past. But later, living among immigrants and refugees...
by Sean Palmer | May 20, 2026 | Opinion
A small speckled creature in The Sheep Detectives shows up early and stays with you longer than the murder mystery does. The film calls him the Winter Lamb. He was born outside the cozy season of spring when most sheep are born, and for that small offense of timing,...
by Delaney Metcalf | May 11, 2026 | Opinion
We often talk about communication as if it’s simply a matter of choosing the right words. But anyone paying attention to their own body knows something deeper: The body decides when speech is possible. The body decides when silence is necessary. The body decides...
