by Roger Olson | Jun 1, 2017 | Opinion
Some time ago, during the U.S. presidential election, I asked whether it might be worthwhile to listen to the complaints of American white males who seemed to be supporting Trump in unusual numbers. Many progressives wished simply to dismiss American white males as...
by John D. Pierce | May 31, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce A common introductory question is, “What to you do?” The response is usually tied to one’s profession or educational pursuits. Follow-up questions and responses often lead to connections — or at least the sharing of more information. Those in sales...
by John D. Pierce | May 31, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce What if you could spend a day with an active participant and Christian leader in the Civil Rights Movement who was mentored in life and ministry by Drs. Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr.? Such opportunities come along very rarely — and will not be...
by Leah Kostama | May 31, 2017 | Opinion
The basic premise of ecology is that everything is connected. The very definition of ecology embodies this truth: the word ecology comes from two parts – “eco” from the Greek “oikos” for “household,” and “logia”...
by Kelly Moreland Jones | May 30, 2017 | Opinion
Raquel Contreras summarized her call to leadership, saying, “They needed a mother.” Contreras’ story, which she shared at the Baptist Women In Ministry’s Leading Women 2017 conference, held April 26-28, is one of submission and service, love...
by Nick Lear | May 30, 2017 | Opinion
Hate has been bothering me lately. Not, I hasten to add, because I am feeling hated, and not because I hate someone else. I was reading some comments online from someone I don’t know but whom I respect about the level of negative, critical, judgmental, cruel and...
