by Craig Nash | Aug 18, 2026 | Opinion
The phrase “spiritual, not religious” carries a seed of derision that makes it difficult to take seriously. On the surface, it is a simple this-not-that statement. But it can often betray a sense of superiority and exclusion in its implied critique of a practice known...
by Craig Nash | Feb 11, 2026 | Opinion
In the 2015 documentary Mavis!, the then-75-year-old Mavis Staples reflected on the question she often gets about retirement. “I’ll stop singing when I have nothing left to say,” she said. “And we all know that ain’t never gonna happen!” Now at 86, her prediction has...
