Immigration Reform and Beyond
by Jen Smyers More than 1.5 million people have been deported in the last five years alone. More than 200,000 US-citizen children have endured the deportation of their parent. Family members are forced by our inefficient visa system to wait up to 24 years to be reunited. Families and communities have been destroyed, all in the name of stubbornly enforcing an antiquated and unjust immigration system. So why hasn’t Congress fixed this broken immigration system that destroys lives, hinders our economic growth,...
Overwhelmed
by Jennifer Carpenter Megachurch pastor Perry Noble recently posted “Should Christians Take Medication for Mental Illness?” on his blog, admitting that he initially believed—emphatically—that Christians should not. However, he bravely details his own experiences with anxiety and depression and explains that...
Drones Kill Children: Let Us Pray
by Nicole Morgan Drone warfare has been utilized by the United States for almost 10 years now as part of the ongoing “War on Terror.” Statistics and details of deaths caused by drone warfare are not officially released by the US...
Another Ned
by Jennifer Carpenter When the name “Ned” is brought up in connection with the Christian faith, many folks might first envision the “oversaved” Ned Flanders character from the Simpsons. I’d like to offer you a better association for the name Ned: Ned Kellar. Ned Kellar was one of 28 Euro American United Methodist pastors who signed a declaration that would seem “tame” to us in 2014 but was radical in January 1968 in Sandersville, Mississippi. The “Born of Conviction” declaration was written to...
Ag Gag Laws, Lent, and Journeying with Jesus
by Sarah Withrow King Less than a week before Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season, Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, a member of the Roman Catholic church, signed a controversial “Ag Gag” bill into law, making Idaho the...
