Can churches be involved in the most volatile issues of our day? The Parkland, Fla. school shooting begs the question. Seventeen more people are dead, most of them children… read more

On Wednesday seventeen people were killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Three adults. Fourteen teenagers. The assault rifle-wielding… read more

A friend of mine and I were chatting over lunch. Professional topics had occupied us for about half an hour, but once the business was done our conversation took a theological… read more

It's Advent, so it should come as no surprise when Sunday's gospel reading introduces John the Baptist. Mark chapter 1 doesn't tell us all that much about John—Mark's not… read more

For the first time in our lives together, my wife Joy and I live in a rural setting. Kincaid Lake and the Kisatchie National Forest flank us on either side. Crime poses less a… read more

(RNS) On Monday (Oct. 2), President Donald Trump spoke to a nation still reeling from the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas. At least 50 people were killed and more than 400 … read more