Are You Inconsistent? 10 Questions to Ask

Potential hypocrisy notwithstanding, here are my 10 questions for the week: No. 1. Why is it that so many political and religious ideologues describe those on the other side of the aisle as “extremist, virulent, heretical and divisive,” while the...

Four Ways That Congregations View Pastors

Church members view their pastors in many ways. Here are four views. The ruler One view holds that the pastor is the spiritual ruler of the church and that “he” should be deferred to and even obeyed. Such a pastor is placed on a pedestal as one who is...

Eight Questions to Ask When You’re Unsure

Harold Camping’s prediction that the end of time would come this past May 21 is thankfully fading from memory. However, most of us know it is but a matter of time before we will be fielding questions that result from the prophecies, prognostications and...