by Arthur Brown | Aug 3, 2017 | Opinion
Fear, it seems to me, has always been a dominant force – perhaps one of the most powerful motivating factors in many of our attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. Even for those of us professing faith in Christ – whose love we are told “drives out...
by Charles Revis | Aug 2, 2017 | Opinion
Have you ever wondered why a sure-fire church program works well in one church, but not another? Here’s my take on that phenomena with insight from the story of Abraham and Ishmael. God made a promise to Abraham. “‘You will have a son of your own,...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 1, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Grief is a deep valley that calls for more than shallow responses. Easy answers, bad theology and one-size-fits-all prescriptions for dealing with grief compound rather than relieve the pain. Rooted in long and effective pastoral experience and...
by Philip Jenkins | Aug 1, 2017 | Opinion
I recently published a piece in The Christian Century on what I called the “Baptist Exception.” Unlike virtually all Christian churches and denominations, Baptists are not witnessing a fundamental shift of numbers to the global south. Instead, they remain...
by Brent McDougal | Aug 1, 2017 | Opinion
One of the joys of being a pastor is that I get invited into some very sacred spaces. I’m not talking about actual places or buildings, but the inner experience of individuals, the holiest of holy places where people dwell. It’s a privilege to be welcomed...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 31, 2017 | Opinion
One of my deepest grievances is the witness of the church in North America as a new, transformed and reconciled community. I understand that the colonialized practice of Christianity did much to disturb a proper foundation for fellowship between believers of different...
