Opinion

Betrayal by trusted people, like pastors, teachers, supervisors and coaches can inflict devastating consequences on victims. According to psychologists who study trauma, betrayal trauma affects the brain differently than any other trauma, particularly when the victim depends upon the perpetrator….

Hearings televised by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol have made some things abundantly clear. The attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, and viewed live by people across the…

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles on sexual diversity. The following story represents many individuals and families who seek answers to gender and sexuality questions. Details have been changed to protect privacy. The man waiting…

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and, more importantly, on our democracy, has provided a revealing and damning glimpse into former president Donald Trump’s role in that horrible event. What might we learn…

Gazing around the auditorium, I knew I was out of place. A lot of indicators pointed to this fact, but none more so than the observation I was several inches taller than those who filled the seats around me.  This…

Growing up, I yearned for freedom. Freedom to make my own decisions. Freedom from my parents. Freedom to be myself in a world that didn’t really like headstrong girls or women.  When I questioned Sunday School teachers or offered a…

I’ve been preaching the need for a “theology of reality” for years. We need the same kind of revolution in country music. My first musical love was the drum set, but when I got to middle school band, my dad…

As a minister, I mostly deal with grief among parishioners as a process that follows the death of a friend or loved one. When a friend or loved one dies, a bereavement process begins, launching a journey that allows those…

So, here we are again. Summer has come, another change of seasons. The 4th of July has passed, another celebration of America’s independence from England. And another young unarmed Black male killed by police. Another march in protest and another…