by Justin Cox | Jun 27, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Ever met a puppy you wanted to kick? I know one. His name is Sirius. People tell me all the time how wonderful Sirius is. The same people say this while whipping back sun-bleached blonde hair and applying tanning oil to their already bronze bodies. They say this while...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 8, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
William Sloane Coffin, former pastor of the historic Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York, wrote in his classic work Credo, “I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.” Well, that explains it. Faith is often presented as an ordered...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
“Stay in a child’s place.” It’s a directive many U.S. Southerners are familiar with. It’s also the position that God finds God’s self in while lying in a manger. It is an expression used by our parents and the elders to remind children of their position in the family....
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 11, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I came to the Christian faith by way of the Holiness Pentecostal tradition. Holiness or hell, some would say it was an easy decision. But these days, the North American church makes me look sideways at my religious experience. They kept us in church all day with...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 4, 2023 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“I hate you.” Three words that we do not expect to hear from a Christian and certainly not in church, which is why we use other words to cover them up. Because it doesn’t sound good. It’s not a good look for those who profess to be in relationship with the God of...
