(RNS) — Twenty-five years ago this week, Doom, the original first-person shooter game, debuted. And like millions of other Americans, my older brother played it often. My… read more

Violent conflict is all around us. Not only are we honoring Domestic Violence Prevention month, we have also lived through much recent public conflict. This includes a contentious … read more

I spent a portion of my 8th birthday walking through the streets of a small town in Pennsylvania with my best friend, Tim. On the way home, we walked into Kroger supermarket for… read more

(JTA) — When a gunman entered The Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 worshippers Saturday, he also struck at the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community — the… read more

In Exodus, Pharaoh dismissed the cry of the Hebrew slaves, calling them, “lazy, lazy” (Exodus 5:17). It’s the same rhetoric used against the poor and the… read more

Last week, comments surfaced by Paige Patterson, the current head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, that he had … read more