If Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin wants to talk about sheep and goats, he would do well to first consider which side he finds himself on given the criteria actually laid out by Jesus.
The power of witness
On July 28 I was one of about two dozen clergy, activists, family and friends who traveled with a couple to the Jefferson County courthouse in Louisville, Ky., to get a marriage license. We went knowing it was a fool’s…
Real polls and imaginary pipes
First, a joke: An Orthodox Jewish congregation was dedicating a new synagogue. The pews were packed as the rabbis processed in with the Torah scrolls held high. With great solemnity, they marched toward the ark where the Torah would be housed. …
For all the saints
If you are a Baptist, chances are, yesterday came and went without much notice in your church. But it was All Saints’ Day. Every year, on Nov. 1, Christian churches gather to remember and give thanks for the Christian saints who…
Mormons: Southern Baptist zombies
Maybe it was the return of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” for a second season, but this Halloween it seemed zombies took the place of vampires as the favorite nightmare of the American imagination. To cite one example, thousands of people…