by Miguel A. De La Torre | Aug 11, 2026 | Opinion
During the early 1980s, I was a young hot Latino living in Miami, Florida. One summer, I decided to take a road trip north to visit my old stomping grounds, New York City. I jumped in my cherry red Capri and roared northward on I-95. I was a few miles away from my...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 15, 2026 | Opinion
In his groundbreaking book Habits of the Heart, Robert Bellah conducts a deep sociological dive into U.S. culture and religiosity. Despite how influential the book has been for generations of sociologists and religion scholars, it nonetheless fell short....
by Donald E. Williams | Jun 10, 2026 | Opinion
In Greek mythology, there is the famous story of Icarus and his father, Daedalus, who escaped from Crete by flying on wings fashioned from feathers and wax. Before their flight, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun. Yet intoxicated by the...
by Craig Nash | Jun 3, 2026 | News
The Rio Grande Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has reportedly suspended the Rev. Zachary Garris, a New Mexico pastor, over what it deemed “unwholesome speech.” The charge stemmed from a pair of interactions in 2023 on the social media platform...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 17, 2026 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from a sermon Mitch Randall gave on April 9, 2026, at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. It takes every ounce of restraint within me not to denounce my Christian faith. I am a son of the Muscogee (Creeks). My colonized name is...
