Welcome to The Light, your quiet-hour space for reflection.
In West Hollywood, a city ordinance extending legal protections to multipartner domestic relationships has drawn sharp response from some Christian leaders, who invoked the ancient language of Sodom and Gomorrah. Their words remind us how old texts and new laws continue to meet in the public square, sometimes gently, sometimes not.
From there, we turn to a quieter kind of tension. Bishop Marvin Winans has clarified that his congregation holds no political endorsements, after both a Republican Senate candidate and a Democratic congresswoman appeared at his church on the same occasion. It is a careful reminder that a sanctuary can welcome all without belonging to any.
And in Fort Worth, the premiere of Jimmy brought together veterans, family, and Hollywood to honor James Stewart, not only as an Oscar winner but as a man who flew combat missions over Europe and carried his faith quietly through it all. Those gathered seemed moved less by the spectacle than by the substance of a life genuinely lived.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
