by Ken Sehested | Mar 24, 2026 | Opinion
Lent’s labor is a season of special time and attention given to our own hearts and minds. It invites us to examine the work of our hands and the paths of our feet. It calls us to inquire into the ways and the wherefores to which we give the attention of our eyes and...
by Ken Sehested | Jan 19, 2026 | Opinion
I vividly remember the exact moment. I was in seminary, having fled my native South to New York City. I was embarrassed at being a Baptist, at being a white Southerner, and not entirely sure if I was a believer. But the “God question” wouldn’t go away. A mighty...
by Ken Sehested | Jan 6, 2026 | Opinion
January 6, 2025, is the fifth anniversary of the attempted coup to overturn the formal congressional confirmation of November 2024’s presidential election results. It remains an open wound in our body politic. Its felonious instigator has thus far escaped conviction,...
by Ken Sehested | Dec 15, 2025 | Opinion
In early adulthood, I developed a strong affinity for plaintive, minor-key Advent hymns, moving away from traditional Christmas carols as Advent stretched toward Christmas Eve. Plaintive music fits the mood of the mournful Jewish communities of first-century...
by Ken Sehested | Oct 31, 2025 | Opinion
The “saints” of bygone days don’t wear golden crowns or sit on lofty perches, mouthing caustic comments on how poorly we, yet-mortal souls, measure up to the glory of days past. They, too, knew about keeping hope alive while also getting dinner on the table, faucets...
