Was the Church Ever Diverse?

Was the Church Ever Diverse?

Some say that churches are all the same. But were they ever diverse? In his article, “Church Attendance Used to Drive up Trust: It Doesn’t Anymore,” Ryan Burge suggests that the diminishing correlation between church attendance and interpersonal trust is a...
How We Can Work to Fix a Trust Deficit in the U.S.

How We Can Work to Fix a Trust Deficit in the U.S.

Nurses have ranked as the most trusted profession in the U.S. for the past two decades. They retained this top spot in Gallup’s latest poll about how U.S. adults view the ethics and honesty of 18 professions, with 79% of U.S. adults considering nurses to have “very...
Three Resolutions for a New Year

Three Resolutions for a New Year

Many of us make resolutions at the start of a new year, so let me propose three that move beyond goals typically found on such lists. 1. Let us resolve to acknowledge our true place in the universe. “Oh” was all my son could say when he saw the majesty of the Sierra...