by Shane Nixon | Apr 9, 2002 | Opinion
Many churches already use technology in real ways. Digital tools enhance everything from evangelism to ministry. How is God working through this “new medium” at your church? For example, how many people correspond with your church primarily, even solely,...
by Jim Ball | Apr 8, 2002 | Opinion
Does “environmentalism” have any place in a Christian worship service or in Sunday School? Some say no, others yes. This question is really a red herring from a biblical perspective. The “environment” is actually God’s creation, which...
by Lisa Sharlach | Apr 8, 2002 | Opinion
Does religion permit government to kill its own citizens? According to international law, the answer is never. International law prohibits the death penalty. According to the Islamic legal code known as sharia, however, sex between an unmarried man and woman is a...
by Robert Parham | Apr 8, 2002 | Opinion
Teaching ethics can be a lucrative, albeit shady, profession, specifically if you are running for a U.S. Senate seat. James M. Talent earned $90,000 a year teaching two ethics courses to 20 students per class at Washington University, a private school in St. Louis....
by Melody Maxwell | Apr 8, 2002 | Opinion
In Where Was God on Sept. 11? Seeds of Faith and Hope, editors Donald B. Kraybill and Linda Gehman Peachey have compiled short essays, articles, sermons, interviews and letters reflecting on the tragic events of Sept. 11 from a Christian perspective. The essays in the...
by Steve Sumerel | Apr 5, 2002 | Opinion
Children love to get dizzy. Go to any playground and you will see boys and girls hanging upside down on jungle gyms, swinging and twirling on swing sets, and pushing to go ever faster on merry-go-rounds. Absent the equipment, children will simply spin around until...