by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Dec 23, 2025 | Opinion
As Christians once again await the inbreaking of God’s incarnate love with expectant hearts, it’s easy to feel weary at the current state of the world. In my United Methodist tradition, we often sing different verses of the hymn, “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel”...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 19, 2025 | Opinion
When the angels of the Christmas story appeared after the birth of Jesus, they announced to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the...
by Randall Balmer | Dec 19, 2025 | Opinion
Stephen Colbert may be our most important theologian. In accepting the Ripple of Hope Award on December 5 from the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, Colbert invoked the image of Robert Kennedy breaking bread with Cesar Chavez on the day Chavez ended his...
by Donald Williams | Dec 13, 2025 | Opinion
Evil has plagued humankind since the dawn of time. Ever since the fall of humanity in Eden’s paradise, we have wrestled with the dark inclinations of the soul—the propensity to sin and to do harm to others. Evil is the unfortunate result of the corrupted “image of...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 3, 2025 | Opinion
When I saw the word “Advent” as a child, my heart instinctively read “adventure.” The Advent season has always stirred in me a sense of anticipation, as though something wondrous, transformative, and deeply holy is just beyond the horizon. As a child, I thought it was...
