By Jacqueline J. Holness For many people, birthdays are a time for celebration and reflection. I wonder if George Zimmerman, who turned 30 earlier this month, may have leaned toward the latter. In July, Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder charges. The verdict shocked many, particularly black people, as it seems that no one […]
Getting Married Later
By Jacqueline J. Holness By the time you read this column I will be 40 years old (September 7) and married for the first time (August 10). I was speaking with a friend, a minister, about my demographic changes a few months ago. He asked if I thought that I was getting married for […]
Christians and the Court
By Jacqueline J. Holness It is amazing how one can ignore segments of the Bible until he finds himself in a particularly thorny situation where he is forced to go to God’s Word. Sadly, I have recently found myself in a situation where I am considering suing another individual over a sizeable amount of […]
The Church and Mental Illness
By Jacqueline J. Holness During Easter weekend I watched The Undershepherd, a provocative movie about a minister whose power over his congregation and growing television ministry led him to morph from a man of God into a monster. The movie explored a number of cultural issues from abortion to eating disorders. One scene in […]
Taking Christ to Work
By Jacqueline J. Holness I love summer. I love hot, sunny weather. And even though we continue to work during the summer months, I love how Americans seem to loosen their collective ties and let the sunlight guide their attitudes. That’s a good thing because, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest “American […]