by Chuck Warnock | Nov 12, 2009 | Opinion
The church of the future resides in an urban setting, consists of multiple minorities and espouses progressive social values, according to two recently released reports. While most church futurists have focused on church models (that is, house churches vs....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 11, 2009 | Opinion
Here’s a new approach to a long-distance interview: the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) reported Nov. 9 that academic advisors at Pennsylvania State University are now required to schedule at least two hours per week for meetings with...
by Robert Parham | Nov 11, 2009 | Opinion
When the Christian Coalition joins the National Wildlife Federation in urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that will address constructively climate change, one is tempted to think of the Hebrew prophet Isaiah’s vision of a time when the “wolf shall dwell...
by Larry Greenfield | Nov 11, 2009 | Opinion
You have to wonder what would have happened if Eli the priest hadn’t delivered. He had plenty of reasons to pay no attention to the woman praying at the edge of the temple. It appeared that the woman had been imbibing a little too much wine. That’s what...
by Gene Davenport | Nov 11, 2009 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Gene Davenport gave the following remarks at the Lambuth University Quadrangle in Jackson, Tenn., on May 7, 1970. He delivered them in response to students’ invitation to speak about violence at Kent State University that claimed four lives....
by Drew Smith | Nov 10, 2009 | Opinion
Perhaps one of the most troubling and ignored commands of Jesus is the order to love our enemies. Spoken in the same context as Jesus’ recognition that we are called to love our neighbors – that is, those easier to love – Jesus’ command to love our enemies...
