Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto

Christians have often hoped for a time when our racial and economic differences would cease, when in Christ we would all be indistinguishable. Such impulses are earnest but fundamentally misguided.

Many such interpretations emerge from a fervent hope that the specters of racism, sexism...

The presidential election season is in full bloom. Political sniping will soon reach a new apex. As the months go by, we will grow weary of the coarse political discourse and will breathe a sigh of relief on Nov. 5.

And yet, the political...

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There is nothing like having a toddler around to make you question everything you think you know about words. My daughter is constantly mimicking us these...

If there is anything we do well in this country, it is observing an abundance of holidays. Starting from New Year's to Martin Luther King Day to President's Day to Valentine's Day to Ash Wednesday to Easter to Spring Break to Arbor Day to Mother's Day to Memorial Day to...

Our culture today is full of laments about the Christmas holiday. Some bemoan the ever earlier advent of the season.

Doesn't it seem that Christmas decorations line the aisles of stores earlier and earlier every year? Doesn't it seem that Christmas songs are piped into...

How many of the Ten Commandments can you name? If you are like most Americans, the number is far below the full ten. A 2007 survey reported that most Americans could rattle off the ingredients of a Big Mac more readily than...

Had fear prevailed, we would not know the names "Moses" today. Had Pharaoh triumphed, the story of God's liberation of God's enslaved people could not be told. Had a number of women not acted out of compassion and courage, the extermination of a people...