by John D. Pierce | Jan 13, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Many church leaders face a serious dilemma created by deep political division and even acrimony within congregations. It’s hard to keep Christian communities together when participants are arguing divisive politics online, at coffee shops, and even...
by Alan Cross | Jan 13, 2017 | Opinion
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in October 1967 that it is as revolutionary now as it was then. “I want to suggest some of the things that should begin your life’s blueprint,” King told a group of junior high school students in Philadelphia....
by Michael Parnell | Jan 13, 2017 | Opinion
A son stands in the shadow of his domineering father and asks, “How come you ain’t never liked me?” This powerful question lies at the heart of “Fences.” August Wilson wrote the screenplay of this movie based on the Tony and Pulitzer...
by Jim Hill | Jan 13, 2017 | Opinion
I had the privilege to grow up in a white family of Baptists in the 1950s and 1960s, which had a commitment to racial justice and civil rights. My parents and my grandparents understood that God loved every person and that their Christian faith demanded justice for...
by Charles Cheek | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion
The central focus of our daily lives has become survival – survival at any cost. Only at the end of the day do we think about dispersing what’s left of our time, talent and treasures. And we call this “justice,” and I call this “just...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion
I often felt an inescapable tension between the “priestly” and “prophetic” dimensions of my calling as a pastor. Priests help us with our relationship with God, while prophets call us to reflect on our relationship with God in our relationships...
