by Craig Nash | Feb 12, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Many of us who grew up as devout Christians in Texas have a distinct canon of stories that describe our faith formation. Those from our childhood often include attending Vacation Bible School and competing in “sword drills,” games that tested how quickly we could...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 9, 2024 | Feature-, News
The Franciscan Action Network (FAN) and Faith in Peace Concerts co-hosted a hybrid “Faith in Democracy” interfaith vigil, marking the third anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. “Three years ago, right on the spot...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 8, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
William Sloane Coffin, former pastor of the historic Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York, wrote in his classic work Credo, “I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.” Well, that explains it. Faith is often presented as an ordered...
by Jack Moline | Sep 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Many years ago, my wife gave me a copy of Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman. I was captivated by the vignettes that Lightman imagined were dreamt by Einstein as he tried to understand the nature of time. If you haven’t read it, get a copy. But I offer two...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 13, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
You may not believe me after reading my latest columns, but there was a day when I was a flaming fundamentalist. Enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1993, I arrived on campus between the theological and ideological mindsets...