by Stephanie Swanson | Aug 19, 2019 | Opinion
Our worship service two Sundays ago focused on violence against women as well as men, transgender, genderqueer and gender nonconforming persons. This summer, we’ve been exploring uncommon Old Testament texts. Our subject two weeks ago was the story of Hosea and Gomer,...
by Merianna Harrelson | Apr 2, 2019 | Opinion
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I wonder if, amid the new life blooming all around us, we still have room left to hope that we will stop hearing #metoo and #churchtoo stories. I wonder if we have room during the darkness of Lent to hope for the light of...
by Daniel Harris | Mar 28, 2019 | Opinion
Baptist ecclesiology has always been a double-edged sword. On one hand, Baptist churches have the autonomy to decide where the Holy Spirit is leading them. On the other hand, the lack of oversight of Baptist churches can lead to some horrible places as seen in the...
by Laura Landgraf | Mar 8, 2019 | Opinion
Brandy was petite, with fiery red hair, a generous laugh, a quick tongue, an agile mind. A spitfire. She fairly sizzled with energy, this woman I first met over the phone when I called the game on my child-molesting dad. I had waited until my children were in school...
by Laura Landgraf | Feb 28, 2019 | Opinion
Pope Francis compares child sexual abuse to human sacrifice. Think about that for a moment. The comparison is appropriate. But it’s worse than that. We who were abused by leaders in the church continue to live. We didn’t die of our injuries on the altar of sacrifice....
