by Ryon Price | Dec 23, 2008 | Opinion
I let someone go from the church the other day. Not an employee. A parishioner. And a friend. We met in a coffee shop and she began asking about ways that she can get more involved in church. But that wasn’t what she really needed. What she really needed was...
by Sara Powell | Dec 23, 2008 | Opinion
We went and bought our Christmas tree; we looked and looked and looked Before we found the perfect one, shaped just the way we like. We checked it very carefully. We wanted it just right. We paid a price, we paid too much! But what a special tree! We took it home to...
by Britt Towery | Dec 23, 2008 | Opinion
All over the world Santa Claus is possibly the most easily recognized fictional personality. In various forms, styles and dress this old saint has been around for thousands of years. This character has monks and rakes in his ancestry. It took the father of American...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 22, 2008 | Opinion
For thoughtbul believers, the Christmas season prompts wonderment as we consider the meaning of God’s self-giving in Christ. So, I thought it an appropriate time to post a review of Christopher Wright’s insightful new book (Zondervan, Jan. 2009), called The God...
by Sam Davidson | Dec 22, 2008 | Opinion
This week should be a slow week in most places. Because Christmas is on a Thursday, and lots of people will get the day after that off, expect to see people using vacation days to get a nice week off. I’ll be in Texas for eight days if you need me. Because it...
by James L. Evans | Dec 22, 2008 | Opinion
Lord, first of all, thank you for the careful and creative way in which you have designed this world. You have made this planet a marvelous place, filled with life and beauty. It is a privilege to recognize that we humans are a part of your amazing invention....
