by Donna Schaper | Sep 8, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
On September 17, 2011, a bright gold papier- mâché calf in the shape of the Bull of Wall Street, also known as the Charging Bull, was marched down Wall Street towards Zuccotti Park, disrupting brunches. People dropped their glasses of bloody Mary to join the parade....
by Wendell Griffen | Aug 5, 2022 | Opinion
One out of every three people killed by police in the United States since 2015 were fleeing. In case you missed it, The Guardian published an article on July 28 with that statistic that you should read, ponder and share widely. “In the past seven years, police in...
by Michael Chancellor | Nov 8, 2021 | Opinion
Many white evangelical Christians in the U.S. find themselves in bondage to several idols or false gods. They became a cult of the previous president, with his lies and conspiracy theories serving as their “divine revelations.” But that one god is not enough. There is...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 17, 2021 | Opinion
My public school and religious education were taught through the lens of “American exceptionalism.” We were not only blessed, we learned; we were also special, which translated to privileged. I don’t recall learning about the Doctrine of Discovery and Manifest Destiny...
by Colin Harris | Mar 4, 2021 | Opinion
The combined seasons of Epiphany and Lent in the church year have come to prompt for me a condensed reflection on the life journey, especially the “faith-life” journey. It is a short distance in the calendar between Christmas and Easter, but that period seems to...
