Ethnicity, Reconciliation, & Justice

January 01, 2015

By Cia Mathew

Once every couple of months, a group of volunteers crowds into the slim, cement walkways between the houses of the Bangkok slums.

December 22, 2014

By Jessica Fick

The Freedom Not to Be Merry

There is a lot to mourn right now.

December 17, 2014

By Drew Larson

If Jesus Is the Prince of Peace, Where’s the Peace?

For all its manifold charms—Vince Guaraldi’s evergreen jazz score first among them—the highlight of the Charlie Brown Christmas special is the moment when Linus recites the story of the angels announcing Jesus’ birth.

December 05, 2014

By Bethany Horvath

I Once Was Colorblind, but Now I See

I’m a product of 1982, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to parents who were not raised in the South.

November 25, 2014

By Phil Bowling-Dyer

Lord, Meet Us in the Storm

“No probable cause exists to indict Officer Wilson.”

October 28, 2014

By Katelin Hansen

Culturally Appropriate Halloween Costumes

Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year.

October 21, 2014

By Danny Profit Jr.

The Black Church Makes Me Proud

I have many reasons to be proud of my ethnic heritage and culture.

March 18, 2014

By Scott Bessenecker

Breaking Good: How Engagement in the World Grows Us

Netflix recently released the final eight episodes of the hit TV series Breaking Bad. I watched them all, marathon style, with a couple of friends on a Friday night.