by Jim Kelsey | Dec 7, 2018 | Opinion
Three weeks into my time at the church, she sat in my office and said, “Dr. Kelsey, you are my pastor, and I will never oppose you in public. I will follow where you lead this church, but I will never trust you.” She had found that pastors are not trustworthy. Several...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 7, 2018 | Opinion
Let there be peace. This is my solemn prayer. That we need not die or assassinate each other’s character to experience it. I don’t just want to rest in peace but to live in peace. But it is hard to find peace and quiet these days. It is an unlikely combination. Albert...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion
Kofi Anan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, offered these inspiring words in 1999: “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” If the world is ever to have a chance for peace, we...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion
Pope Francis designated Sunday, Nov. 18, as World Day of the Poor. It was the second of what will likely be an ongoing and expanding observance by the Roman Catholic Church. But the plight of the poor – and solidarity with the poor, which the pope has often emphasized...
by Roger Olson | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion
Prophecy means many different things to different people. Here I mean by “prophet” someone who speaks God’s truth to God’s people and to people with power. Often, this includes making people uncomfortable by pointing out their sins – personal and social. The Bible...
by Elizabeth Nance-Coker | Dec 5, 2018 | Opinion
Advent is now and not yet – songs and groans, comfort and joy. In this Advent season of waiting, as we inhabit the now and the not yet, I invite you to lament during worship. Make space to bring experiences of pain, loss and brokenheartedness to God. Come alongside...
