Nimrod is the biblical archetype of the corrupt leader obsessed with his own power.
In my mother’s garden, the forsythiaburns gold but is never consumed.I’ve walked past it for forty years,barefoot on grass then gravel then concrete,never thinking to remove my shoes.When the hospice ...
David Zepf teaches creative writing at Lincoln Land Community College and volunteers with a literacy program for adults. From theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the ...
We asked experienced pastors and seminary professors to put themselves in the apostle Paul’s shoes: You’re writing a letter ...
During Advent, we must remember the Creator who radically sets aside the oligarchy—for it was the sounds, smells, and sights ...
As Christians, we need to protest authoritarianism and support the people it targets. We also need to underscore the deep ...
To grow into Christ’s likeness is to step away from power and toward failure.
Why has the authority of American elites been swept aside? Historian Molly Worthen argues that it’s because they failed ...
Sing Christmas carols during Advent. Put up the tree before Halloween. Why does the Southern Baptist Convention wield so much ...
Alan Bean leads the nonprofit Friends of Justice, a narrative-based criminal justice reform organization. He has served as an American Baptist pastor and a hospice chaplain. Why has the authority of ...
Sing Christmas carols during Advent. Put up the tree before Halloween.
It’s difficult to determine exactly how many ministers are bivocational, but one survey estimates that one-third of US ...