by Fred Guttman | Dec 22, 2020 | Opinion
We are living in a very cold and dark time. Yes, it is cold outside and, yes, the darkness at this time of year is significant. And yet, we all know that COVID-19 – the loss of friends and loved ones, the loss of income and employment, the reality of illness and...
by Brittany Graves | Dec 8, 2020 | Opinion
Joy and justice have become two necessary sides of the same coin in this unforgettable year. I have needed both joy and justice to make it through a year of unprecedented collective grief. Christians believe in a God who loves justice, as Isaiah 61:8 proclaims. So, it...
by Jim Kelsey | Mar 12, 2020 | Opinion
I felt I was being cheated, and then the service manager mocked me. I had taken my car in because the check engine light was on; it was running fine when I took it in. I agreed to pay $65 for a diagnostic test. After two hours, they told me they could not find a...
by Ross Langmead | Feb 21, 2020 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 15, 2004. At the time of publication, Langmead (1949-2013) was professor of missiology and director of the School of World Mission at Whitley College, the Baptist Theological College of Victoria, Australia. Someone...
by Ron Rolheiser | Dec 17, 2019 | Opinion
We’re all familiar, I suspect, with the difference between justice and charity. Charity is giving away some of your time, energy, resources and person so as to help others in need. And that’s an admirable virtue, the sign of a good heart. Justice, on the other hand,...
