Yard ornament with a past

She inherited the old stone jar from an aunt and didn’t know what else to do with it, so she put it in the yard as a garden ornament. After 20 years, however, she decided to clean it up and have it appraised.It turns out that the unidentified woman, from the...

MLK and the Missional Church

If Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, what would he say to the growing missional church movement? First, I imagine Dr. King would say, “Well done.” Throughout his ministry, King called the church to be socially engaged. As a 19-year-old seminary...

What $206 Million Buys

Sixty-five commercials during Super Bowl XLIII. That means, on average, each ad you saw during the game on NBC cost $3.1 million. Man … we Americans are an expensive date! While our Congress debates a $900-billion stimulus package to jump start the economy, we...

Enjoy the New Day for Ethics

Our new Web site means a new day for ethics. Be assured that we retain our fidelity to the centrality of Christ in moral discernment and our faithfulness to the biblical witness. We remain dedicated to seeking justice and devoted to the local church as the key to...

Millard Fuller at rest

Founder of Habitat for Humanity International and the Fuller Center for Housing, Millard Fuller died early this morning at age 74. Pray for his wife, Linda, and children, Chris, Kim, Faith and Georgia, and all the family.He was an inspiring personality and one I was...

Bumbling along

My daughter and I contributed to the strong second-place finish for the film “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” this weekend. That ranking comes on the heels of two straight weekends as the top-ranked movie.Some church friends had mentioned that it was funny and...