Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. That affirmation and response will resound today, Easter Sunday, and throughout this Easter season. But we dare not forget what was going on in Jesus being condemned and hung on the cross. As I have reflected, two dynamics...
Sunday, March 28, was Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. This is a week when Christians recall the events leading up to Jesus’ death by crucifixion and Resurrection. The week includes five significant days, the first being Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’...
This past week, news sources reported that Alexi McCammond was dismissed from her job as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting. The 27-year-old McCammond was seen as a rising star who covered Joe Biden’s presidential campaign last year for...
Besides their limited value in containing the virus, lockdown policies have been harmful in many ways. The harm to children of suspending in-person schooling is dramatic, including: poor learning, school drop outs, social isolation, and suicidal ideation. The...
I was not aware until this past week that there has been an ongoing effort to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee. A story in Saturday Commercial Appeal began, “It’s back. Once again the controversial measure to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee...
The House of Representatives has voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply. When the...
