Truth and Healing
One of modern television’s most beloved series came to a conclusion Sept. 27 when a group of Native American teenagers, once determined to leave the Muscogee reservation for California, decided to stay.
In three seasons, Reservation Dogs acquired...
Stigma as Dangerous as Drug
Imagine the entire population of a city the size of Peoria, Ill., suddenly vanished.
What if half the residents of Richmond, Va.; Huntsville, Ala.; or Tacoma, Wash., turned to the person next to them and that...
Reverend Roboto
“Write a sermon on this week’s lectionary text.”
“Write a Country and Western song about Job.”
“Write a prayer for Reddit.”
“Write a Bible song about ducks.”
“Add a prayer to go with that sermon.”
“Write a worship song about Jesus’ death and resurrection.”
“Generate a chord...
Pat Robertson’s Gong Show
I grew up in the shadow of the Christian Broadcasting Network. I even met Pat Robertson a few times. In high school, I acted in a commercial for The Family Channel. Some of the money...
Pill Tok and a Pimp Tax
Inspired by influencers on TikTok, young women are abandoning hormonal birth control and seeking alternative methods of contraception. But not everyone behind the push to “natural” family planning has their best interests at heart.
Conservative religious...
Solidarity
From the successful unionization of Starbucks baristas in Buffalo to striking actors and writers in Hollywood, support for labor unions is on the rise in a post-pandemic world. A Gallup poll from August reported 67% of Americans...
Pastor’s Wife Barbie
Ladies, don’t take your children to see the new Barbie movie. Take your mom. Take your girlfriends. Take a flask. Take the wife of your pastor. Because if there’s one woman who, more than any...
What Greta Gerwig’s Oscar Snub Means for Hollywood and the Church
The Academy Awards are not the final word in film, but like any institution they reflect the power dynamics of American society, including those in the church. That’s why the Academy denying Greta Gerwig a...