by Colin Harris | Dec 7, 2020 | Opinion
My longstanding default concept of the season of Advent has been a “time of preparation,” when both the material activities and the spiritual reflections focus on the coming gift of Christmas and all that it means for our faith orientation to life. This year’s Advent...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 4, 2020 | Opinion
The United States has suffered a grave malady over the last 20 years or so. I will call it “a hardening of the categories.” This most recent election gives us a clear illustration of what exactly I reference. The Republicans threw stones at the Democrats calling them...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 17, 2020 | Opinion
“By some amazing but vastly creative spiritual insight the slave undertook the redemption of a religion that the master had profaned in his midst.” That insightful quote by Howard Thurman popped up again recently in Jennifer Butler’s new book, Who Stole My Bible? It...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 12, 2020 | Opinion
President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump last week to become the 46th president of the United States. Even though the current president remains defiant, refusing to concede the election based on debunked claims of voter fraud, the stark reality is...
by Colin Harris | Nov 12, 2020 | Opinion
The election has brought about a change that a significant majority of voters believed is needed, and it has been celebrated nationally and internationally in what appears to be an unprecedented fashion. Divisions still exist, and resistance to change is predictable....