by Alan Rudnick | Oct 30, 2019 | Opinion
Expressions of grief, support and lament over two very public deaths filled my Facebook feed recently. Both people were active in bringing a focus on mental health issues in communities. One was a professor of counseling, and the other was a well-known West Coast...
by Alan Rudnick | Aug 6, 2019 | Opinion
What would it be like to be praying, singing and worshipping in a church service and to be nearly blown to pieces by a bomb? This grotesque thought, based on reality, was on my mind as I sat in 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, while attending Baptist...
by Alan Rudnick | Apr 5, 2019 | Opinion
“Pastor, we have a problem.” As I turned around, I replied, “Yes?” to a church member. Exasperated, the church member declared, “You’re spending too much time with nonchurch people. You’re out there with them. You are here to be with us.” As I listened to the comment,...
