Author: Dr. Christine Hand Jones

U.S. inaugurations abound with references to the Bible and Christianity, from the oath-of-office taken with a hand on the Bible to the prayers offered from various clergy. The

As we say goodbye to 2020, many of us are eager to leave the year behind in its own dumpster fire. But there are a few things I'd

Why your private theology may have public consequences My favorite verse of “Joy to the World” is the one most people skip: No more let sins and sorrows

Four years ago, after Donald Trump won the presidential election with the majority support of the evangelical community, I remember thinking that perhaps Trump’s presidency would serve as

Autumn weather has arrived in North Texas, though the leaves won't change until November. But one red leaf has absorbed all that Texas sunshine and spilled it back

On my first day back to the office after four-and-a-half months of working from home due to the pandemic, I wore my most comfortable work-appropriate shoes. They weren’t

Each time we partake in the Eucharist, we do so by faith as a proclamation of "the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will

When many Christians in American think of freedom, they think of it in terms of personal liberties: the individual's right to self-determination, self-expression, and self-interest. Self-denial gets overlooked.

I believe that King's use of Isaiah 40 is far more than the rhetorical flourish of a Baptist preacher. That Messianic prophecy of valleys being raised and mountains

I woke up on Palm Sunday after sleeping a little later than I would have on a pre-shelter-in-place Sunday, and, from the comfort of bed, went to church.