Many of Kris Kristofferson’s lesser-known compositions depict the intent of God and Christ in prophetic ways. The country music legend lamented that Christ’s endowment of grace, love, compassion, and justice was rejected, certainly by those in power, and to some degree by us all.

Can a robot be a saint? Put another way, as we enter the AI age, can the intelligence we create achieve holiness?

All things are connected, Chief Seattle once said, and whatever man does to the web of life, he does to himself. These are haunting words as we consider the human causes of climate change and wonder what we are doing to ourselves and to our own web.

Both baseball and the Church are more extensive than any one moment, season, or location. They are about people, tradition, and a shared sense of purpose. They call us into their stories of hope, heartbreak, resilience, and renewal.

Our Lord and Savior Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me.” (Matthew 19:14). If Jesus has truly freed us, if he is the head of the Body, then Christian individuals and churches must live as if every single child matters. The Jewish child. The American child. The Christian child. The Israeli child. The Muslim child. The Palestinian child.