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Christmas

Whatever your Christmas, view it positively

Christmas is an interesting holiday in America. On one hand, it's a celebration of a specifically religious moment in human history — a time for Christians...
Lemmy Kilmister

A tribute playlist for Lemmy Kilmister

On Monday, the world of heavy metal lost a pioneer of sound. Motörhead bassist and frontman Ian Fraser Kilmister, affectionately known as "Lemmy" to...
American Dream

Modern nomads chasing ‘New American Dream’

The wind is shifting. Not a thunderstorm or a twister, but a quiet revolution. Culture is redefining what prosperity and possibility means for a...
Lincoln

Racial critiques demand ‘a totality of words and deeds’

I have now been informed that my very whiteness and the privilege that attends that whiteness ipso facto make me a racist. While I don’t...
Gig economy

The Gig Economy: Potential promise and pitfalls

Linguist Geoff Nunberg announced his word of the year on NPR’s Fresh Air, and he nailed it: Nunberg’s choice is "gig." For over a century,...

‘Broken, hate-filled people’ ruin Jesus’ ‘Good News’

(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
OKC memorial

‘Laments help us as we share our sorrow’

(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
Angel

Oklahoma’s secret society of ‘better angels’

"The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order, a timetable...
Ruthie Gallardo-Owens

Ruthie Gallardo-Owens strives to be ‘best Realtor in OKC’

Ruthie Gallardo-Owens is a Realtor with Keller Williams Elite, but her other professional experiences across the OKC metro have shaped her knowledge of the...
privileged white guy

‘Obviously privileged white guy’ trying to listen, learn

I am, admittedly, an almost shockingly stereotypical white guy. I can count on one hand the amount of black friends I have had in my...

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