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Halide?

Halide isn’t a word we commonly hear in daily conversation, so you might be wondering what it means and why it was chosen as the name of the journalism team’s publication. The word halide comes from silver halide, a salt compound found in a kind of photographic paper or film. To make a print using silver halide, the film containing this compound is exposed to light, which causes a chemical reaction that produces a vibrant, colorful image. The role of salt and light in the process of making these silver halide prints alludes to how Jesus called his disciples “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” (Matt. 5:13-14).

Naming our publication Halide reflects our desire to glorify God, engage truthfully with the world, and serve our audience through our work.

Missional journalism speaks the truth in word and image, bearing witness to the stories of people in a universe created by a holy God who humbled Himself to a virgin’s womb, to Adam’s flesh, to the curse of the cross.

It points to the Light of the World whose sweat and tears salted the earth and whose blood purchased our redemption. As light produces vivid colors and tones in reaction with silver halide—a salt compound found in photographic film—so the radiance of Christ penetrates the darkroom of the world, intersecting the broad spectrum of human experience and throwing Him into sharp relief against a landscape of sin and death.

In Halide we explore the salt-and-light process of preserving goodness, presenting truth, and proclaiming beauty through journalistic storycraft—for we know that our Redeemer lives.