by Mitch Randall | May 13, 2021 | Opinion
My wife and I had the honor of breaking a daily fast during Ramadan with Muhammet and Zuleyha Ali Sezer. Muhammet is the executive director and CEO of both the Raindrop Turkish House of Oklahoma and Dialogue Institute of Oklahoma. He and his family graciously invited...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 1, 2021 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Jesus encountered religious nationalists seeking to overthrow Rome during the final week of his life. As the week progressed, these insurrectionists played a pivotal role in his execution. After his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, religious nationalists began to think...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 25, 2021 | Opinion
The United States suffered two mass shootings, one in Atlanta, Georgia, and the other in Boulder, Colorado, during a seven-day period. With the cries of the victims and their families still echoing in our ears, the Christian church prepares to enter Holy Week in...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 15, 2020 | Opinion
“Truth and Hope: Essays for A Perilous Age” is a timely new book by Walter Brueggemann. “Truth-telling is grounded in the God who will not be mocked by our illusions,” he writes. “Hope is God-grounded in the conviction that even our wayward resistance does not negate...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 9, 2020 | Opinion
As the global community continues to confront the evils of COVID-19, Christians awake to one of the most peculiar Holy Weeks ever encountered. Entering Holy Week within a worldwide pandemic that has forced people inside their homes feels almost like an...