by Mitch Randall | May 14, 2020 | Opinion
Masks have been used for various purposes throughout history. Some indigenous cultures wore masks to honor and communicate with their ancestors, while ancient Greeks and Romans used them for theatrical performances. In many cultures, judges wore masks to prevent...
by Jordan Rowan Fannin | Apr 9, 2020 | Opinion
The fear you feel right now, the unease that tightens your chest, clenches your jaw and disturbs your sleep is not simply worry about your income, productivity or health. It is the creeping realization we are dependent beings, knit into a garment of mutuality and...
by Jordan Rowan Fannin | Apr 8, 2020 | Opinion
Lent is holy timekeeping for those of us who follow the church’s calendar. It begins each year on that first Wednesday when we hear someone remind us that we will die. With ashen faces, we spend the next 40 days marking time with a season of contemplation and acts of...
by David Wheeler | Jan 22, 2019 | Opinion
One of the most significant causes of conflict – whether between individuals or among nations – is the conviction that reality revolves around ourselves: our perceptions, our needs and our desires. Ancient biblical narratives both reflect and oppose this orientation....
by Joell Haugan | Jul 13, 2017 | Opinion
“Missional” is a bit of a buzzword these days in Christian thinking circles, as churches struggle with what it means to be “the church” in the 21st century. For sure, Christ wasn’t mincing words when he spoke the Great Commission just...
