by Daniel Andrés Rivera Rosado | Jan 9, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
Accountability means responsibility. All the noise surrounding us at the beginning of a new year can lead us to deny our responsibility. The noise can take the form of complying with this meeting, going to that place, preparing that material or sermon, posting that...
by Trevor Barton | Jan 8, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
A friend I call “Big Mike” has lived on the streets for eight years. I met him at the hospital, where he had two wounds on his legs that would not heal. He had no reliable place to wash and medicate the wounds. That kind of place is tough to find on the streets. I sat...
by Justin Bronson Barringer | Jan 7, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
My love for the Jewish people has profoundly shaped my faith and understanding of justice. It is out of this love that I feel compelled to oppose Zionism—not the faithfulness of Judaism but the nationalist perversion that it represents. At first, my love was...
by Josh Carney | Jan 6, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
Ostensibly, Duke Divinity theology professor emeritus Stanley Hauerwas once said, “A Christian could only ever run for public office one time. If their platform reflected the teachings of Jesus, they’d never get elected again.” “Ostensibly” is a shaky way to begin an...
by Michael Huerter | Jan 6, 2025 | Feature-, Opinion
Occasionally, my Facebook memories remind me of a younger version of myself. These memories often involve theological or scriptural references from my college or seminary years. One recently came across my screen quoted G.K. Chesterton: “An open mind is really a mark...
