by Christopher Schelin | Mar 19, 2025 | Opinion
Last Sunday, we sang a familiar hymn. It followed the sermon, as it typically does in Baptist churches. But this time, the hymn felt radically different. I suddenly realized that “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” is a political declaration. Growing up, this hymn was...
by Nick Mumejian | Mar 14, 2025 | Opinion
At Jesus’ baptism, we find questions of identity, purpose and divine love. All that is wrapped up in a story that opens with people seeking clear answers and neat categories while wondering if John might be the Messiah. But John pointed beyond himself to “one more...
by Samuel Shepley | Mar 13, 2025 | Opinion
Worship music plays an integral role in the Sunday experience of most Protestant churchgoers. For them, it is the most direct spiritual line to God and, in many cases, one of the most emotionally resonant moments of a Sunday service for congregation members. Despite...
by Craig Nash | Mar 12, 2025 | Opinion
On Friday, March 13, 2020, while working out in the university fitness center, I received two successive notifications on my phone. The first was that the U.S. president had declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency. The second was that the NCAA had canceled...
by Mary Dyer | Mar 12, 2025 | Opinion
Sheryl and I were finally in line to check our baggage for our trip to Santa Fe. We were going to visit friends and hopefully find our “forever” home where we could retire. New Mexico is a land of many peoples, cultures, and histories and is politically aligned with...
