Faith • Biblical Reflections Kurt Cobain, Verve,…and Heman the Ezrahite? Rev. Austin Kettle | 10 min read If you never had an emo phase, you missed out. You have to face pain and name suffering and see it in yourself. It’s part of growing up. For some... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Loneliness and the Holidays Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 14 min read As you likely know, the holidays, which are a time of joy, feel like a curse for so many—because during a time of celebration, many people are never more aware... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Lamenting in Wartime Randy Newman | 10 min read As I begin writing this article, reports come in like a tsunami about the horrors between Israel and Gaza. Meanwhile, American college students protest with slogans that oversimplify amazingly complex... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Echoes of Esther Doug Reis | 14 min read A year ago, my wife and I took our nine-month-old daughter to visit our family in the city where I was born and raised in Brazil. The expectations and concerns... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Why Do the Prophets Talk So Funny? Randy Newman | 14 min read After residing for over thirty years in Northern Virginia, my wife and I recently moved to Austin, Texas. Even though both locales technically own the label “Southern,” Texas feels a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?” Heidi Wong | 9 min read Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? So closes the final song of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s critically acclaimed musical Hamilton.[1] One of its main themes is the idea of ‘the... Continue Reading
