I’m Estranged from My Parents. I Still Love Them.
Even when family ties are severed, God does not cut off his care.
The Miracle of the Ear
Speech was not God’s only miracle at Pentecost. The Spirit also gave the gift of understanding, overcoming division and contempt.
What We Can Offer If We Uncircle the Wagons
Two new memoirs, Troubled and Between Two Trailers, make a powerful—if unintentional—case for the Christian ethos of family and community.
We Have Never Been Deplorable
A new book critiques elites’ incurious accounts of the American right and illuminates their complicity in our social breakdown.
Bad News May Be a Burning Bush
I understand frustration with media negativity. But bad news may be God’s invitation to work alongside him.
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Panic Won’t Protect the Planet Well
I grew up as a climate change denier. Now I understand we must care for God’s creation and people alike.
Like-Minded, Not Like Me
Birds of a feather might flock together, but Christians must flock to Christ.
My Pastor Friend Likes Trump’s Border Policy. He Also Shelters Migrants.
It’s politically convenient to treat migrants as “invaders.” But here in West Texas, reality is more complicated.