Category: History

In my earliest memory I am frightened by a crow. I am two years old and I am in my backyard on a red tricycle. I hear a

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

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

Memorial Day is a special holiday where Americans celebrate and mourn the lives of those who died in active service with the armed forces. It is celebrated on

The first two months of this year have been exciting to say the least. From the drone strike that killed Soleimani, to the exit of Harry and Meghan

When I was in the eleventh grade, the KKK held a parade, and I watched as it went by. This was 1987, and the town was Texarkana. There

Second-Degree Plant-Slaughter I am a terrible gardener. My two requirements of office plants is that they 1) be able to withstand neglect for long stretches of time, and

If you thought the “Worship Wars” were bad, they pale in comparison to the century’s-long theological back-and-forth over which is more spiritual:  unshaven or clean-shaven, beard or no

The fallout from a lopsided gospel A recent Barna poll showed that 47% of Millennial evangelicals believe it is wrong to share one’s faith with the intent of

In many Christian denominations, women struggle to find a voice. Some of them feel called to teach or preach and so are relegated to teaching only women or