by Miles Catlett | Feb 22, 2011 | Opinion
The pastor-to-congregant connection has traditionally been a relational one, but your church may now expect its pastors to function more like ministry machines. These machines only say what you want to hear, and they never step on your toes too often or too clumsily....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 22, 2011 | Opinion
After an all-night session, the newly elected Republican majority in the House passed a budget reduction bill of more than $60 billion. I’m concerned about some of the proposed cuts, but what I find most frustrating is the political maneuvering behind the...
by Wendell Griffen | Feb 22, 2011 | Opinion
We don’t want to love our neighbors and enemies as we love ourselves. We don’t even want to claim people who are different from us, less powerful than us, more vulnerable than us or somehow indebted to us as neighbors. Jesus challenges us with the painful...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 21, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Although growing up with few earthly possessions, none was more treasured than my baseball glove. In fact, from the first hint of spring until the late fall chill, the well-worn glove was more of an appendage than a possession. As a seminary student in...
by Nathan Napier | Feb 21, 2011 | Opinion
Accolades for the movie “The Social Network” should get the church’s attention. The church can normally dismiss the latest entertainment phenomenon as a fad, but not this time. What is occurring is a new way of creating community and belonging. The...
by Robert Parham | Feb 21, 2011 | Opinion
Are conservative Christian politicians a driving force behind the so-called “birther” movement, those who think President Obama is not a natural-born American citizen and therefore an illegitimate president? According to Politico, bills have been...
