by Roger Olson | Jan 19, 2018 | Opinion
One reason I am a moderate Baptist is to avoid creedalism. Let me define that – as it is meant by my fellow moderate Baptists (and some others). To me, to us, “creedalism” is the elevation of some extrabiblical statement of belief to a status equal...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 18, 2018 | Opinion
Immigrants play a central role in the biblical narratives. Abraham – the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam – began his journey of faith as an immigrant dreaming for a better day (Genesis 12-23). After the death of his father, Terah, Abraham had an...
by Richard Schweissing | Jan 18, 2018 | Opinion
I teach citizenship classes. One of those classes focuses entirely on rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. In my class, I especially emphasize responsibilities. I point out that the responsibility to use our rights for such things as free speech, voting and...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 17, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Generally, most of us want to be nice — and are deemed nice. We care about people, respect their differences, and we seek to around nice people ourselves. Persons who don’t behave nicely in our society create enough ugliness — with no need for us to...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jan 17, 2018 | Opinion
I didn’t realize it was strange to some Christians to clap in the middle of a worship service until I was 20. Clapping was an expression of gratitude common in worship services I attended as a child, especially at Christmas and Easter. I always understood the...
by Ginger Hughes | Jan 16, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes As a mom, there have been moments where I truly wanted to stop time. Moments so special and so sacred, I didn’t want them to end. Moments where the slight weight of my newborn daughter was cradled in my arms and the moonlight drifted through the...
