by Devon Dundee | Sep 21, 2018 | Opinion
Dehumanization is all too easy and extremely destructive. I believe that a majority of the world’s problems could be solved if we all truly and consistently acknowledged the fact that every person is a person just as valuable as any other. People are people. It’s...
by Ircel Harrison | Sep 21, 2018 | Opinion
Bivocational ministry is emerging as a necessity for many churches and denominations. Yet, most theological institutions still focus on preparation for full-time congregational ministry and tend to ignore any other ministry model. Sharon Miller, director of research...
by Mitch Randall | Sep 20, 2018 | Opinion
There is nothing more beautiful than a night sky filled with bright lights dancing in the dark. Even more mesmerizing, those glistening lights seem to shine even brighter as the sky grows darker. Over the last week, Baptist News Global (BNG) invited me to be a...
by Ircel Harrison | Sep 20, 2018 | Opinion
Sixty-eight percent of the 156 congregations affiliated with the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ had no full-time clergy in 2017. Darren Morgan, the associate conference minister said, “They recognize their reality that they can’t afford a full-time...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 19, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Year after year it gets harder to understand the ways of Southern Baptist Convention leaders — unless you understand how fundamentalism in any context plays out in a consistent fashion of exclusion. Most striking is what fundamentalists will...
by John DeWitt | Sep 18, 2018 | Opinion
I am a big sports fan. I have rooted for the Pittsburgh Pirates all of my life. I will always be a Pirates fan. I have a lifelong allegiance to them. This is fine, and it happens often in the world of sports. What is not fine is having an undying allegiance to a...
