by Merianna Harrelson | Dec 2, 2019 | Opinion
We can’t help but be bombarded by the consumerism that veils our entrance into this Advent season of hope and waiting. If there is ever a time in our church calendar where U.S. culture and the gospel message reside in tension, this is that season. Christianity has...
by Merianna Harrelson | Nov 1, 2019 | Opinion
Today (Nov. 1) and the Sunday that follows it mark the high, holy day of All Saints’ Day. All Saints’ Day asks us to remember those who have gone before us and those we have lost over the past year in our families, our communities and our communities of faith. It’s a...
by Merianna Harrelson | Oct 4, 2019 | Opinion
This weekend, Columbia, South Carolina, will celebrate Famously Hot Gay Pride with a parade and all kinds of festivities. If you follow social media, you know that Gay Pride events are happening all across the country. While it may seem as though we have come so far...
by Merianna Harrelson | Sep 3, 2019 | Opinion
This week marks the cultural celebration of the end of the summer in the U.S. We have celebrated Labor Day since 1885 as a way to remember the social and economic success of the American worker. To many, Monday’s celebration was the last day to spend time with friends...
by Merianna Harrelson | Aug 9, 2019 | Opinion
I was nervous. It was Saturday morning, and the sermon I had written and prepared felt unfinished and just wasn’t sitting right. I don’t like entering into the weekend with that kind of feeling, but after years of preaching every Sunday, I knew this meant I was...
