The Real Meaning of Christmas — God Entered the Crap
God is with us in the struggle to survive, amid the throes of poverty, in the fight for freedom, in a world full of violence.
Calling the Bluff on White Jesus
If you haven’t noticed, white Jesus is usually the only Jesus in town. If you dig, you can find other images of Jesus, but it’s hard. If that isn’t a symbol of white supremacy, I don’t know what is.
The Politics of Christmas
Far from the quaint Hallmark card version of the crèche scene that is foisted on us each year, Luke’s Christmas story is a call to allegiance.
The Gospel, and Immigration Crisis, According to the Grinch
JULY 23, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- Fans of the Dr. Seuss Christmas special are familiar with the Grinch whose heart was two...
The Nativity, The Incarnate God, and Why I Am A Christian
DEC 25, 2013 | BY: YAHOLO HOYT -- The reality of the Nativity is so alien and awkward to our view of the world, we feel compelled to...
Five Ways to De-Commercialize Christmas
DEC 25, 2013 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- We’ve created a Christmas monster: a grotesque assemblage of pagan, Christian and capitalist...
Is It Possible to Celebrate Christmas and the Birth of Jesus on the Same Day?
DEC 18, 2013 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- There is certainly a warm, nostalgic feeling about the Christmas season. Social media fills up with...
Missing the Message
DEC 17, 2013 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- The message of the baby in the manger is one of spreading love, mending the broken, comforting...
Les Misérables: Valjean or Javert?
BY: KATELIN HANSEN -- The story of Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean who, having spent 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread...
Incarnation – Can Anything Good Come from a Crisis Pregnancy?
BY: MORF MORFORD -- Can anything good come out of Nazareth? The Gospels ask. Can anything come out of a crisis pregnancy...