by Delaney Metcalf | Feb 10, 2025 | Opinion
People close to me know I can be fearful. While I’ve learned that fears are to be faced, my fear never disappears entirely. Instead, it has waned over time as I encounter the world around me, and that’s okay. Growing up, I was made fun of for being scared and would...
by Delaney Metcalf | Sep 19, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
If there’s one thing about ministry I would shout from the rooftops to anyone and everyone who would listen, it would be to “be you.” Not doing so costs too much. The only person you really need to listen to is yourself. Listening to others matters, but not when it...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 2, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
It took me a long time to find my voice after being “seen and not heard,” talked over, talked out of, talked about, mansplained and victim-blamed. It’s a wonder I have any part of my tongue left. To be clear, I didn’t feel compelled to hold my tongue or bite it....
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 3, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
A couple of months ago, I was invited to speak to a group of students on “Career Day” about my work as an associate editor at Good Faith Media. A ten-minute talk, I didn’t expect it to mean so much to me until I started writing. I knew when the title came to me, “Life...