by Bert Montgomery | Sep 25, 2019 | Opinion
Stephen King’s book, “It,” is about a blood covenant, as I noted in the antecedent article. Digging deeper, we find the covenant is fueled by profound foreboding coupled with an inescapable sense of love. From cover to cover, the Bible introduces us to all kinds...
by Laura Beth Bugg | Sep 24, 2019 | Opinion
I first met Navid* while sitting in my car in Toronto. It was a bitterly cold February day. I had just finished giving a lecture on migration and religion to a group of undergraduates. Now, I was staring at a tiny phone screen, talking to a refugee in the searing heat...
by Bert Montgomery | Sep 24, 2019 | Opinion
Stephen King is my favorite theologian. King has made a pretty good living drilling deep, deep, deep into our fears. But as any reader of his stories knows, the horror is rarely the central theme. Sure, most of the movies adapted from King’s original writings focus on...
by Kim and Marc Wyatt | Sep 23, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove a name for privacy and security concerns. Welcome House Raleigh is a temporary housing ministry for refugees and immigrants seeking a long-term housing solution modeled on the Matthew Houses in Canada....
by John Weaver | Sep 23, 2019 | Opinion
It was my birthday on Sept. 18 when I celebrated 73 years of experiencing God’s great big beautiful world. I have had the privilege of seeing many different places and meeting people from many different cultures, people who have challenged my thinking and enriched my...
by Nick Lear | Sep 23, 2019 | Opinion
I’ve been wondering recently whether Jesus forgot to say a few things. Did he stop too soon when he was saying the amazing things he was saying? I am only asking because, from what I can observe, it looks like we have worked out what he forgot to say. For example, I...
