by Merianna Harrelson | Jul 2, 2018 | Opinion
My 2½-year-old and I went to dinner with a friend recently. On the way home, I turned the wrong way. His perceptive ears heard me say, “Oops! That was the wrong way,” and then I heard his copycat voice from the back seat saying, “Wrong way, Mama. Wrong way.” I laughed...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jun 5, 2018 | Opinion
Paige Patterson, former head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), is receiving criticism and being challenged on multiple situations. His comments counseling a woman who was being abused by her husband to stay in the marriage in 2004 have resurfaced....
by Merianna Harrelson | May 21, 2018 | Opinion
I have been thinking a lot about the women in 1 Timothy, specifically the ones referenced in 1 Timothy 2:11-14. “Let a woman learn in silence with full submission,” the author writes. “I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she...
by Merianna Harrelson | May 8, 2018 | Opinion
No matter how many seminary classes you had discussing and debating ethical dilemmas that pastors have encountered in their parishes, there is no way to prepare completely for what you will face as you minister in our current context. My hope is that this monthly...
by Merianna Harrelson | Mar 20, 2018 | Opinion
The question of how prominent evangelical leaders can continue to support a president whose morality and ethics are questionable is perplexing. How can the same people who questioned President Obama’s religious beliefs and berated President Clinton’s...
