by Ircel Harrison | Aug 10, 2017 | Opinion
Perhaps you are blessed to be part of a congregation that has a full-time professional staff. Your pastor and most of the associate pastors are seminary educated. The staff members provide leadership and train lay leaders in specialized areas of ministry such as...
by Ircel Harrison | Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion
The good news first: “Cars 3,” the third Pixar movie about racing cars, is much more like the original film (2006) than the 2011 sequel that jumped the track. The new animated film has the heart, fun and action of the original film while allowing the hero...
by Ircel Harrison | Jun 8, 2017 | Opinion
“Wonder Woman” is the real deal. With the relatively unknown Gal Gadot in the title role, and Patty Jenkins as director, DC Comics has finally produced a superhero movie with both action and heart. If you are expecting a feminist polemic, you will be...
by Ircel Harrison | Jun 2, 2017 | Opinion
Water is essential to the life of a fish, but the fish is totally unaware of the presence of water until it is no longer there. The same is true of us and the culture in which we live. When Christians do discuss culture, we tend to identify some negative aspects of...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 10, 2017 | Opinion
The writer of Ecclesiastes observed, “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body” (Ecclesiastes 12:12). I will not attempt to comment on the second half of this statement, but the first part is certainly true. We live in a time...
