by Randall Balmer | Feb 9, 2023 | Opinion
America enters its high holy days this week: the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday. When thousands of spectators and millions of viewers witness the Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday, they will be participating in a ritual that has become every bit as entrenched in American life...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 22, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve been thinking about an ancient desert party that was like Burning Man, except not – the only similarity is that both involved a large gathering in a desert setting. Both involve a lot of sweaty and smelly people, but the ancients bathed much more often while...
by Katie Callaway | Nov 18, 2020 | Opinion
A pilgrimage has been defined as a “journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature or a higher good through the experience.” What began as a way to get some different scenery...
by Katie Callaway | Nov 17, 2020 | Opinion
What started as a dream truly was a gift to these two weary ministers looking for rootedness in their tradition. On the morning of Sept. 25, we were driving home from a night away. We just stayed in town but needed some time for the two of us after parenting and...
by Brianna Childs | Nov 16, 2020 | Opinion
It was all we could do to keep standing after hiking 26 miles a day through breathtaking and varied terrains. I embarked on a group pilgrimage during the summer of 2019 through four countries in Europe on the Via Francigena trail. This was a part of a five-week course...
