Faith
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Common Ground
Guideposts’ new series, Our Common Ground, is about people working to bridge racial, economic, cultural and political divides. Stories published so far: A multiracial church in the Deep South has hard conversations about Black Lives Matter (February issue). Two sorority sisters in New Jersey, one Christian, one Muslim, find an unexpected bond in faith. Stories Continue reading
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Love Wins
Recent work in Guideposts shows the magazine’s diversity of voices and offers a more nuanced and realistic view of religion in America than featured in many media outlets. Oklahoma City writer Christy Johnson writes about rethinking her evangelical Christian views of sexuality after her daughter comes out as gay. I conclude Guideposts’ two-year series on Continue reading
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Addiction, Recovery
A roundup of recent editing work for Guideposts–our year-long series of stories about addiction and recovery. Read about David Beddoe, a pastor who hid his addiction to pain pills until things fell apart; addiction counselor David Stoecker, whose recovery story is truly remarkable; and Fire Chief Jan Rader, who details the damage done by opioids Continue reading
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111th Street Jesus
My profile of Kent Twitchell, dean of Los Angeles mural art, whose work asks: Can the visual language of photorealism communicate the truth of God? In the arts journal Image. Continue reading
Jim Hinch 