by Joe LaGuardia | Dec 9, 2013 | Opinion
Some economists are concerned about lost revenues during the holiday shopping season, and many others contend with the new healthcare laws. Meanwhile, a silent population of Americans – namely the 28 percent who provide care to loved ones – suffers from economic and...
by Joe LaGuardia | Nov 21, 2013 | Opinion
Speaking to a group of Baptists at a recent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia general assembly, George Mason, pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, challenged churchgoers to engage in social justice ministries that help the poor, empower the oppressed...
by Joe LaGuardia | Nov 11, 2013 | Opinion
Several weeks ago, the accompanist at the church I pastor preached on using our gifts to join creation’s praise to God. He told a story of how his grandfather hummed hymns around the house and farm and how that had an impact on our accompanist’s love for...
by Joe LaGuardia | Oct 24, 2013 | Opinion
Several years ago, my church toyed with “contemporary” worship by using guitars, drums and choruses. The process was a tough one for a church that championed liturgy and tradition. There were long worship committee meetings at the time, and we talked about...
by Joe LaGuardia | Oct 9, 2013 | Opinion
In an article in The Atlantic Monthly, author and editor-at-large Jonathon Rauch recalled a time he attended a dinner party and was asked about his religion. Rauch, a self-proclaimed atheist, considered what to say and realized that atheists were no different than...
