Why Vote?
Beneath our political and economic symptoms there lies a spiritual problem.
On God’s Side?
Jesus told countless parables about the topsy-turvy rules of God’s kingdom, and this story seems to be no different.
The Surprising Success & Faith of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’
The neighborhood was symbolic of Fred Rogers’ desire for people to live together in peace, with respect and love and affirmation.
A Call For Mass Noncooperation With the Racist Policies of “America First”
We call on all people of goodwill who know this administration’s “zero tolerance” policy is evil to follow the poor people of this nation who have led us in civil disobedience over the past six weeks.
Healing the Divide: ‘Reconstructing the Gospel’ Online Book Study
It was among church people that I first learned a Bible-backed racism. How could I not be a woman divided?
Why It’s Not Okay to Call Humans ‘Animals’
Seeing people as anything less than God’s image-and-spirit-bearers is blasphemous.
A Glimpse of Heaven
Rare is the person who wants hell to exist because they need it for themselves. We need hell as a convenient place to put all the people we hate. As an option for ourselves and our loved ones, well, hell becomes a lot less popular.
Isolation Won’t Save Us
Building authentic relationships while serving our communities is how we rebuild our country both spiritually and physically.
When Christianity Causes More Division than Unity
JULY 3, 2014 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- It’s convenient, tempting, and easy for Christians to obsess over the smallest details of our...
Is the Gay Thing Worth Splitting a Church? Definitely Not, and Definitely Yes.
JUNE 19, 2014 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- Beyond the essentials of the faith, there is room for our diversity. We have different opinions about...