by Starlette Thomas | Apr 28, 2025 | Opinion
“You know better.” How many times did we hear this as children and how many times have we said this to our own? It is a call to shape up and get our act together. It is a call upon our memory, a demand made of our conscience. It is a comparative claim. The behavior we...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 22, 2025 | Opinion
What’s his name? You know who I’m talking about. Mary’s baby, Joseph’s stepson, that homeless and couch-surfing savior. That carpenter without a life insurance policy. What’s his name? I’m drawing a blank. That unmarried and childless rabbi. That guy who came into...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 14, 2025 | Opinion
From “hands up; don’t shoot” to “hands off,” listen to the difference in language when African and European Americans make demands of their leaders. One reassures the hearer to maintain their safety and assumes the threat of violence while the other just makes their...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 8, 2025 | News
A new Exponential study conducted by Lifeway reports that church growth and decline after the pandemic are “almost evenly split.” Over a two-year period, U.S. Protestant pastors report slightly more than half of the congregations (52%) increased their worship service...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 7, 2025 | Opinion
Last week, my friend and former colleague, the Reverend Dr. Michael Bledsoe, texted me: “I am stuck praying ‘hallowed be thy name on earth as in heaven.’ I can’t move past it. I’m so grateful for your hallowing of all people and your prophetic voice.” We don’t text...
