by Ircel Harrison | Aug 18, 2010 | Opinion
I am settling into a new Sunday school class. (It’s actually a class that I helped start several years ago and have returned to after doing some other things on Sunday mornings.) The class emphasizes freewheeling discussion and has studied an eclectic assortment...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
Anyone who has been to seminary has heard of The Didache, the ancient Christian guide for believers, but very few of us have read it. Tony Jones has. In fact, he has done a translation of the document, which he includes along with some commentary, in “The...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 5, 2010 | Opinion
Megachurches have developed several new patterns of cooperation. Writer John Dart in an article in The Christian Century explains: “[M]ost supersized churches want the freedom to customize their programs and avoid bureaucratic delays… . Megachurch leaders find...
by Ircel Harrison | Jul 27, 2010 | Opinion
I was recently watching “Eureka” on the SyFy Channel (a guilty pleasure). Due to some wormhole phenomena, a scientist from 1947 had been transported to 2010. As he looked around the town, he commented, “I am a little disappointed that there are no...
by Ircel Harrison | Jul 21, 2010 | Opinion
The story is told that Brooks Hays, the legendary congressman and Baptist layman from Arkansas, was walking along the street with a friend one day when he was accosted by a rather antagonistic woman who wanted to “straighten him out” on an issue. Hays...
