by Lauren Hayes | Nov 10, 2026 | Opinion
Our lives consist of stories. Stories of the past are those our ancestors passed down to us, as well as the ones they left unspoken. Stories of the present are the ones we are crafting today. Stories of the future, whether of hope or dread, inform our choices. As...
by Helms Jarrell | Oct 7, 2026 | Opinion
It is a hot July afternoon. Folks have arrived from different places, carrying different stories, experiences, hopes and burdens. A Black woman, an elder and leader in the activist community, welcomes participants to a journey. She invites them into the history of the...
by Leah Davis | Sep 2, 2026 | Opinion
The lectionary strikes again. I could not have chosen better texts to preach through as we approach what’s to come in our country over the next few months. This fall, the lectionary tells the story of the people in Exodus. Beginning with Moses’ birth and calling, all...
by Benjamin Boswell | Jun 30, 2026 | Opinion
I hate, I despise your religious festivals. Your assemblies are a stench to me (Amos 5:21). Fifty years ago, on the bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, my mother was not in the mood to celebrate. A graduate student at the University...
