by Drew Smith | May 12, 2010 | Opinion
In Acts 10, Peter encounters a vision while he is at prayer – a vision that brought about a radical shift not only in Peter’s life, but also in the movement that would become known as Christianity. In that experience, Peter came to realize that ethnic, racial...
by Laura Seay | May 12, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part series on providing humanitarian relief to Africa. If we are to move away from the savior mode into an empowerment paradigm when it comes to assistance to Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, what...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 12, 2010 | Opinion
Religion News Service recently posted a surprising story suggesting that there’s a glut of available ministers. That goes against popular wisdom for the past few years, which has argued that there’s an impending shortage of ministers. What’s that...
by John D. Pierce | May 11, 2010 | Opinion
Sorting mail has created a new pile at our house: college stuff. Our 16-year-old daughter, wrapping up her junior year in high school, receives a steady stream of materials from colleges and universities, large and small, near and far. As one who couldn’t see...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 11, 2010 | Opinion
Whenever I’m in the vicinity of West Jefferson, N.C., Holy Trinity Church in nearby Glendale Springs draws me like a spiritual lodestone. The tiny Episcopal church was built in 1901, closed in 1946 and reopened in 1980 after a visionary pastor named Faulton...
by Ircel Harrison | May 11, 2010 | Opinion
After a recent capital campaign in our church, I reminded our pastor of the comment that makes the circuit on a regular basis. It is the comment of the leader who stands before the congregation and says, “We have all the money we need. The problem is that it is...
