by Mitch Randall | Feb 9, 2023 | Opinion
Missy and I had the opportunity to be in Boston, Massachusetts, during Black History Month. We walked through the Boston Commons, visiting some of our favorite sites. We love the city’s history, connecting us to the struggles and celebrations of democracy. The...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 24, 2022 | Opinion
Is it ethical for people of color within the U.S. who claim to be disciples of Christ to engage in violence against oppressors? The reality is that people of color are already living within a violent situation. According to a five-year study, unarmed people of color...
by Nathan Napier | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
A lone human standing motionless in front of a row of armored tanks is the image on the cover of Thomas Slater’s Revelation as Civil Disobedience (Abingdon Press, 2019) The cover design is prescient, as is Slater’s observation that “Christians are to put their faith...
by Jacob Cook | Oct 2, 2020 | Opinion
When I see and hear pleas for justice, dignity or even mere recognition rising up against long odds, I empathize with the range of emotions that have broken through the surface tension of years past into a rolling boil. As a matter of personality, I tend toward anger,...
by Jim Smith | Oct 1, 2020 | Opinion
East Berlin in the late 1980s faced a difficult time of Communist rule. I was living in West Berlin at the time, and my focus was on Baptist work and collaboration in East Europe. Christians and churches were not favored. To be a declared believer or member of a...
