by Kelly Moreland Jones | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
Can you hear it? That intrusive, loud Spirit-call? She began whispering many years ago but has been downright obnoxious lately. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Seminarians began with a gentle mindfulness exercise led by Patrick...
by Dennis Atwood | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
Did you know the plates in the earth’s crust are always moving slowly past each other? In California, they move about two inches every year. Things are always shifting, always changing, whether we realize it or not. It’s just that some shifts are so powerful (seismic)...
by Ken Sehested | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
I remember the day my wife, Nancy, came home, late afternoon, walked straight to the kitchen where I was cooking dinner, and said, “Well, I thought I’d heard it all, but I got a new one today!” “What’s that?” I said in a solicitous voice – as solicitous as one can be...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Advent is coming and the start of a new year. Whether reading for one’s own spiritual benefit or preparing to preach, there is a new resource available for a limited time, exclusively from Nurturing Faith. A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE: A Devotional Guide...
by Cory Jones | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
Two videos have gone viral in recent months. One from New York showed two toddlers meeting up on the street. The two little boys, one white and one black, are best friends and couldn’t wait to see each other again. When their eyes meet, they immediately give each...
by Michael Parnell | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
I see lots of movies. It is my passion. People ask me about movies. What should they go see? Is this movie good? “Joker” is a quandary for me. It’s well acted, but I cannot recommend it. Let me unpack this. First, “Joker” is a story about a man, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin...
