by Wendell Griffen | Dec 10, 2021 | Opinion
“And it came to pass.” That five-word phrase in the Bible usually introduces a momentous event, whether favorable or unpleasant. So, let’s consider a few “and it came to pass” events as the world observes Human Rights Day in 2021. “And it came to pass” that humanity...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 25, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Some say, “Don’t cry over spilled milk,” but what about spilled blood? How do we clean this up? How do we respond to blatant acts of racism and social injustice? Acting Executive Director Aidsand Wright- Riggins and New Baptist Covenant invites us to lament in a...
by Fran Pratt | Feb 24, 2021 | Opinion
I’m a firm believer that Lent, practiced consciously, is a guardrail against spiritual bypassing. The regular observance of seasons of austerity, lament and penance, which we Christians get in Lent and Advent, guide us to enter into aspects of the human experience...
by Ray P. Miller | Jul 27, 2020 | Opinion
“Pastor, this has been overwhelming for my family.” “I feel like I’m stuck in grief because we did not get to mourn with our friends and family.” “I miss singing with my friends at church.” “I have not seen anybody in four months except the nurses who come to check on...
by Dale K. Edmondson | Jun 4, 2020 | Opinion
My date book showed I was to attend a performance of Brahms’ Requiem one afternoon at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall. The hall, of course, is closed; there was no performance. Yet can the Requiem somehow still lift my spirits? Donning the Bose headphones my...
