by Michael Chancellor | Jan 20, 2021 | Opinion
It is time to revisit what it means to be a Christian citizen. Over the last 40 years, U.S. Christians have been engulfed with Christian nationalism, which has overrun many evangelical churches, especially during the last five years. Mark 12:14b-17 and Romans 13:1-6...
by Michael Chancellor | Jan 8, 2021 | Opinion
While many of us have moved away from New Year resolutions, we should still set challenging goals for the short-time future and the longer-term future. We can build those goals from our values, interests, curiosity and wonder. Certainly, there may be other...
by Michael Chancellor | Jan 4, 2021 | Opinion
We need to expand our understanding of trauma. Often, attention goes to the military and their experiences of “soldiering,” but a wide range of experiences results in trauma. The child removed from a dangerous home only to be placed in a dangerous foster care...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 21, 2020 | Opinion
They passed by on the other side. That phrase from the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 grabbed my attention when encountering it again in an Advent devotional book I’m reading. The phrase has stayed with me. The travelers made sure they avoided the broken...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 14, 2020 | Opinion
There is enough room at the table for immigrants. There always has been. That has not changed, but attitudes have. While many in the U.S. want to chant “Make America Great Again,” many folks around the world see America as “great enough!” That is because of the terror...
