by Randall Balmer | Aug 20, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
On the coast of California, a couple of hours north of San Francisco is a remarkable place, rich in history. Fort Ross is the southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire on the West Coast of the United States. Now Fort Ross State Historic Park, Fort Ross was...
by Ron Rolheiser | May 17, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
There’s a saying attributed to Attila the Hun, a fifth century ruler infamous for his cruelty, which reads this way: “For me to be happy, it’s not just important that I succeed; it’s also important that everyone else fails.” I suspect that Atilla the Hun was not the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 6, 2020 | Opinion
Affirming what one believes has a long history in religious traditions. Confessions and creeds have often been used to confirm orthodoxy and express communal faith. For some, these kinds of shared affirmations come easily. Others find the embrace of a repeat-after-me...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 4, 2017 | Opinion
During my formative years, sin was pretty easy to identify if not avoid. Sin was playing poker, drinking beer, missing a church service (without going to another on vacation and bringing a bulletin for proof), holding baseball practice on Wednesday night, lusting over...
by Colin Harris | Oct 16, 2014 | Opinion
A recent study series at church on John’s letters in the New Testament brought the reminder that they were most likely written in response to an interpretation of the gospel that came to be identified with Gnostic thought. This dualistic perspective reflected...
