by Nick Lear | Jun 4, 2018 | Opinion
There are times when I read what another Christian has written or said, and I wonder whether I am reading the same Bible as them because I can’t justify their behavior based on what I read in my Bible. Now, I realize that in writing this column I am opening...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 2, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Paige Patterson’s decades-old assault on Baptist institutions and women in the name of biblical fidelity ended formally this week with revelation that he sought to isolate a female seminarian rape victim in order to “break her down.” It would be easy...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jun 1, 2018 | Opinion
He’s been our stable and reliable friend for so long, that “Average Sunday Attendance” (ASA) metric. We knew what he meant and maximized his role. We accepted his gift of reliable information, integrating him into so much of what we do. He informed...
by James Gordon | Jun 1, 2018 | Opinion
The Christian lives under the imperative of love. That starts in the heart of God because the Christian knows that the one fundamental reality in the universe is a love that creates, redeems, sustains and will renew a created order originally conceived in the eternal...
by Brent Hamoud | Jun 1, 2018 | Opinion
Human displacement is a faith dilemma. As I discussed previously, the Bible at no point diminishes the physical, psychological and spiritual severity of being “out of place” but rather validates it as a predicament par excellence. Scripture may contain the...
by Ginger Hughes | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes I’ve spent a lot of time in hospitals in recent months. A LOT of time. And while I spent most of that time in my mom’s room, I still had ample opportunity to notice some things, one of which is how many people it takes to run a hospital....