by Bill Wilson | Aug 14, 2018 | Opinion
A friend and I were talking a few weeks ago, and she made the following statement: “One of the hardest parts of long-term ministry is burying your friends. I buried a dear friend on Monday. It was all I could do not to burst out crying in the pulpit. Thank God for...
by Merianna Harrelson | Aug 13, 2018 | Opinion
I remember sitting in my senior seminar in seminary discussing case studies all of which had some sort of ethical dilemma to ponder. It was an intimidating experience because I was nestled into the collaborative community of fellow ministers. They knew me, and I knew...
by James Gordon | Aug 13, 2018 | Opinion
I didn’t know that by studying the book of Proverbs closely I was an aspiring “paremiologist.” But apparently so. The Wisdom tradition in the Old Testament is fascinating in its diversity, and intriguing in the way those writings get to the point. By which is...
by Michael Parnell | Aug 10, 2018 | Opinion
By show of hands, how many enjoyed middle school? I would dare say that few of us did. A popular parenting book on those years of childrearing is titled “The Rollercoaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years.” Writer and...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 10, 2018 | Opinion
A new “Lost in Space” reboot on Netflix is family-friendly, entertaining and not-to-be-overlooked amid the many science fiction series currently airing on various forms of television. The “Lost in Space” concept has appeared in three incarnations. The original was a...
by Gary Furr | Aug 10, 2018 | Opinion
Harsh “rulemaking” does not maturity make, either religiously or psychologically. Nowhere do we see this more than in rigid religion in a person. All-or-nothing thinking – and in this regard, dogmatic atheism and fundamentalism look very similar in spirit – makes the...
