by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 21, 2010 | Opinion
When I saw Barna’s recent report that 61 percent of unchurched adults think of themselves as Christians, and that 37 percent of adults who aren’t church-goers say they have been hurt by an experience or person within the church, my first response was...
by Ed Hogan | Apr 21, 2010 | Opinion
Tax Day has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped preaching on the hard sayings of Jesus. And here’s one of many: “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s.” The context of this is...
by Mark Woods | Apr 21, 2010 | Opinion
Well, it’s started. The race for Number 10 is well and truly on, and it is by common consent one of the most fascinating of modern times. The favorite by a very narrow margin indeed is David Cameron, but it would be a brave punter who bet the farm on a decisive...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 21, 2010 | Opinion
Christians have grown sadly accustomed to famous but fringe preachers who presume to speak for God in drawing connections between human behavior and natural disasters. Pat Robertson notoriously opined that Hurricane Katrina was sent to punish New Orleans for its...
by Robert Parham | Apr 20, 2010 | Opinion
During one of the flash points of the national debate over health-care reform, I observed a conservative moral leader ask a flight attendant for a seatbelt extension. “Good grief,” I thought to myself. Regrettably, he shepherds a flock that suffers...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Apr 20, 2010 | Opinion
In reading the ninth chapter of the book of Acts, I am struck by the words in the first verse that describe Saul’s (soon to be, but not yet Paul’s) demeanor. He is “still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.” Before...
