by Kendall Ellis | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
April marks the unofficial beginning of summer in the Southwest of the U.S. As I’ve started wearing summer clothing again, there’s a part of me that has resurfaced that I almost forgot about in the winter months, even though it has been with me every day for five...
by Ken Sehested | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve never had a green thumb. My wife tends indoor plants and outside flowers. I’ve never had the urge to garden, though I wish I had. But I’ve enjoyed making dirt for over 30 years. Soil, I should say. Dark, fertile, nutrition-rich soil that growing things need to...
by Merianna Harrelson | May 9, 2019 | Opinion
Eastertide is my favorite season of the church year. I think it’s because the invitation during this season is to let the miraculous, transformative nature of the Risen Christ wash over you like the tide rolling in on the beach. Even amid this joy and light, we are...
by Brock Ratcliff | Apr 25, 2014 | Opinion
I am relatively new to the church year and worshipping in a congregation guided by the Revised Common Lectionary. As a Baptist of Southern Baptist heritage, I was largely unaware that there were seasons through which the church progressed each year. I was only aware...