by Merianna Harrelson | Jan 31, 2019 | Opinion
January provides the in-between respite between high and holy seasons. The time in between the hopeful expectation of Advent and the darkness and wilderness of Lent. January should be a time of rest and recuperation. A time of seeking the Divine and wandering the...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 31, 2019 | Opinion
Last week was National School Choice Week (NSCW). According to the NSCW website, “School choice means giving parents access to the best K-12 education options for their children. These options not only include traditional public schools, public charter schools and...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Original content that stirs the mind and heart is the defining mark of Nurturing Faith Journal & Bible Studies. So don’t miss out on the upcoming March/April issue that hits mailboxes soon. The cover story features Austin’s Trinity Street...
by Leroy Seat | Jan 30, 2019 | Opinion
While not exactly a household name, Fred T. Korematsu (born 100 years ago today, on Jan. 30, 1919) is becoming increasingly recognized as the civil rights hero he was. Kakusaburo Korematsu emigrated from Japan to California in 1905. In 1914, a young woman named Kotsui...
by Renee Embree | Jan 29, 2019 | Opinion
Plesionology – the theology of place, that is, the godly importance of investing in one place – has been on my mind lately. I tend to be a bit of an adventurer and something in me struggles to stay in, or invest in, any one place for a particularly long time. There is...
by David Hull | Jan 29, 2019 | Opinion
This Christmas, I gave and received a great book. Let me introduce it to you if you have not already found it: “Leadership in Turbulent Times” is the latest book by historian and leadership expert Doris Kearns Goodwin. She builds on her earlier books about Abraham...