You may have heard a little recently about an election. It seems the United States had an election that statistically was very, very, very close, with the presidential race unofficially separated by about 3% of the total vote margin. With...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season...
They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. –Isaiah 35: 10 (New International Version) In October 2019, Rick Lowery...
We are a nation that seems hopelessly divided, immersed in what seems to be a senseless culture war that is tearing us apart. It is not unlike previous conflicts such as during the Civil War when families were pitted against...
If Christians can agree on one thing, it’s that we agree to disagree. A lot. The next time you’re driving around town, count how many different kinds of churches there are in your community. I could start listing them, but...
By Rev. Dr. Christopher Wilson When we began the “stay in place” in March we were all scrambling. Where can we go? How will my job situation be adapted? What will happen with school? How will church work? With whom...
In the crucial work to name and eradicate racism in our country, we offer these two excerpts on how to engage children and teens around racial injustice. Both excerpts are from When Kids Ask Hard Questions: Faith-filled Responses to Tough Topics.Engaging Kids about...
It happens from time to time—often unexpectedly. I call it “The Phil Situation.” You’re at a neighborhood Labor Day barbeque, or a company Holiday party, or a family reunion with distant kin from Enid you didn’t know you had—when, all...
Death, dying, and grief has become all the more real during this global pandemic ... and still, very few of us are prepared to talk about it. Now, former hospital chaplain and “grief guru" Dana Trent offers a way to...
