Giving thanks--for cancer?!
I wouldn't say I'm thankful for my husband's cancer. However, it has brought blessings into our life, including a greater appreciation for our life day to day.
Turning the world upside down: religious freedom, civil rights, and the struggle for a more just, equitable world
Baptists and other religious minorities turned one world upside down and gifted us the world we live in today where I am free to practice my faith and others are free to do the same.
Pastoral care: don’t get hooked
Pastoral care is an essential part of ministry. Individuals and families in the congregation are under our care. However, it’s easy for pastors to get sucked in doing more for people than is good for them—or for us.
Harrowing history
"The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe" traces seemingly disparate loose threads that come together - largely connected by the complicated figure of comic book publisher Harry Donenfeld.
From the editor: Across the US political spectrum, contempt, acceptance of violence on the rise
Across the U.S. political spectrum, contempt is on the rise. So too is acceptance of violence as a political tool.