by Mitch Randall | Oct 18, 2018 | Opinion
The hood of blatant racism has been removed in recent years, as white supremacists marched through the street of Charlottesville, Virginia, and currently espouse their views on national television. While blatant racism has always been visible throughout history,...
by J. Patrick Vaughn | Oct 18, 2018 | Opinion
Have you looked around your sanctuary on Sunday morning and wondered, “Where did all the people go?” If so, you’re not alone. Many churches are reporting precipitous declines in worship attendance. This drop can be partially attributed to changing worship patterns. A...
by Colin Harris | Oct 17, 2018 | Opinion
The events and experiences portrayed in the biblical testimony have a way of becoming metaphors for life. From the smaller contexts of personal experience to the larger, more collective experience of community and nation, the images and concepts of bondage, exodus,...
by David Hull | Oct 17, 2018 | Opinion
Not many people quote Chuck Colson and William Sloane Coffin in the same breath. That is one of the problems in the church today. We draw lines in the sand between liberal and conservative and tend to camp out on one side of the line or the other. However, if we...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 16, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce “What goes around comes around,” says a familiar adage that keeps coming around and around. Old sayings aren’t the only things to depart only to return again and again. There are boomerangs, the McRib sandwich and Brett Favre — to name a few. But, as...
by Matt Sapp | Oct 16, 2018 | Opinion
I had the chance to spend a few days in and around Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago with a small group of pastors talking about something called the Jesus Worldview Initiative. The initiative is being organized by John Pierce and Bruce Gourley at Nurturing...
