by Wesley Allen | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion
I received a notification on my iPad as I was getting ready to face the day last Wednesday – A gunman had attacked a group of Republican congressional representatives. Soon after, a friend with whom I have often commiserated over the state of our culture sent me...
by Stuart Blythe | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion
It seems that in some current literature and discussions, there is something of a competition as to which should be placed first: church, mission or discipleship. In this competition the order is important because that which is named first is posited as the prism...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 18, 2017 | Opinion
Our first day of participation in the Jezreel Expedition involved no digging, but lots of orientation. The 2017 dig began two weeks ago, and has two weeks to go. The ancient city of Jezreel sits on a high knoll among the foothills of the Gilboa mountain range —...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 17, 2017 | Opinion
What do you do with a day in the Old City of Jerusalem when the sites you want to see are closed? While waiting to meet up with the team we’ll be joining to dig in Jezreel, Susan and I had a free day in Jerusalem. How often does that happen? We took a cab from...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The trauma on Capitol Hill is fresh and real. One can appreciate how rattled lawmakers have rallied around the oft-foreign notion that those of the opposing party are patriotic Americans with just different, though passionate, political views....
by Emily Hull McGee | Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion
I often remark to my church about how fortunate I am to have parents who work in my field. The advantages are obvious: “talking shop” all the time, unlimited advice, understanding of the ins and outs of ministry, even planning vacations around Sundays. But...
